Woodland Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 50 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 50 ha
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50.59617, -4.09014
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Foxglove, Japanese Knotweed +94 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Coralloid rosette-lichen, Phaeographis dendritica, Loxospora elatina s. lat. +111 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Coralloid rosette-lichen, Phaeographis dendritica, Loxospora elatina s. lat. +111 more · last seen 2015
Varies
Plants — Hawthorn, Beech, Hazel +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Brimstone, Red Admiral +173 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Dartmoor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DW Regional walking route
Show on map West Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDE Regional walking route
Show on map The Lichway Walking route 19 km ▾
Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church
Named route Ref LYW Length 19 km Local walking route
Show on map Abbot's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref AW Regional walking route
Show on map Devil's Cauldron Trail, Lydford Gorge Walking route 1.2 km ▾
Steep, uneven paths close to fast-flowing water. Rugged steps and uneven surfaces which can be slippery even when dry. Sturdy footwear with good grip is recommended.
Named route Length 1.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Brimhill Lane public footpath · 463 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 463 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 270 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 270 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartmoor Way (Cycle) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 327 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 327 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
3,399 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,399 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Chaffinch +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Greenland Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Whiskered Bat · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Common Toad
Oil Beetle · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Violet Oil-beetle · Black Oil-beetle · Common Carder Bee +44
Oil Beetle Meloe2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021 Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2022 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2021 Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Lesser Meadow-rue · Greater Butterfly-orchid
Lesser Meadow-rue Thalictrum minus Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,399 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Chaffinch +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Tit Parus major2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Greenland Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2021 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Whiskered Bat · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog
Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Common Toad
Oil Beetle · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Violet Oil-beetle · Black Oil-beetle · Common Carder Bee +44
Oil Beetle Meloe2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021 Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2022 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2021 Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Lesser Meadow-rue · Greater Butterfly-orchid
Lesser Meadow-rue Thalictrum minus Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Mycomya annulata Mycomya annulata2024
Mycomya annulata Mycomya annulata2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2021
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2021
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2021
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2021
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Leiopus nebulosus Leiopus nebulosus2024
Leiopus nebulosus Leiopus nebulosus2024
Pseudobrachypeza helvetica Pseudobrachypeza helvetica2024
Pseudobrachypeza helvetica Pseudobrachypeza helvetica2024
Mycetophila ornata Mycetophila ornata2024
Mycetophila ornata Mycetophila ornata2024
Polylepta guttiventris Polylepta guttiventris2024
Polylepta guttiventris Polylepta guttiventris2024
Stigmatomeria crassicornis Stigmatomeria crassicornis2024
Stigmatomeria crassicornis Stigmatomeria crassicornis2024
Mycomya tumida Mycomya tumida2024
Mycomya tumida Mycomya tumida2024
Acnemia nitidicollis Acnemia nitidicollis2024
Acnemia nitidicollis Acnemia nitidicollis2024
Mycetophila marginata Mycetophila marginata2024
Mycetophila marginata Mycetophila marginata2024
Idioptera submarmorata Idioptera submarmorata2024
Idioptera submarmorata Idioptera submarmorata2024
Dicranomyia didyma Dicranomyia didyma2024
Dicranomyia didyma Dicranomyia didyma2024
Dicranomyia quadra Dicranomyia quadra2024
Dicranomyia quadra Dicranomyia quadra2024
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2024
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2024
Molophilus ater Molophilus ater2024
Molophilus ater Molophilus ater2024
Tricyphona schummeli Tricyphona schummeli2024
Tricyphona schummeli Tricyphona schummeli2024
Phylidorea squalens Phylidorea squalens2024
Phylidorea squalens Phylidorea squalens2024
Tipula luna Tipula luna2024
Tipula luna Tipula luna2024
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2024
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2024
Mycomya cinerascens Mycomya cinerascens2023
Mycomya cinerascens Mycomya cinerascens2023
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2023
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2023
Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2023
Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2023
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2022
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2022
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus2022
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus2022
Dexiosoma caninum Dexiosoma caninum2022
Dexiosoma caninum Dexiosoma caninum2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2022
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2022
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2022
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2022
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2022
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2022
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2022
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2022
Tachina grossa Tachina grossa2021
Tachina grossa Tachina grossa2021
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2021
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2021
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2021
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2021
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2021
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2021
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2021
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2021
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2021
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2021
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2021
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2020
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