Woolcombes Plantation 18 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › South West › East Devon Getting here
50.70715, -3.32684
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Stonechat, Robin, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Stonechat, Robin, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Southern Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Emerald Damselfly +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
East Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Listed length 61km Regional walking route
Show on map Otter Valley Walk Walking route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref OVW Length 20 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Coleridge Link Walking route 14.5 km ▾
A circular route in the Otter Valley.
Named route Ref COL Length 14.5 km Local walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 44: Exmouth to Sidmouth) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Orange Way Walking route 560 km ▾
Named route Ref ORW Length 560 km Regional walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 248 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 248 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to Dawlish Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 46 m ▾
Named route Length 46 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 242 m ▾
Named route Ref 248 Length 242 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 642 m ▾
Named route Ref 248 Length 642 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 358 m ▾
Named route Ref 248 Length 358 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Woolcombes, on Harpford Common
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Wildlife to spot
15,788 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,788 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Stonechat · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Coal Tit +42
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Crossbill Loxia curvirostra House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Snipe Gallinago gallinago Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ditrichophora calceata · Emerald Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Gorse Shieldbug · Delia platura +16
Ditrichophora calceata Ditrichophora calceata Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Delia platura Delia platura Rhamphomyia erythrophthalma Rhamphomyia erythrophthalma Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,788 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Stonechat · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Coal Tit +42
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Crossbill Loxia curvirostra House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Snipe Gallinago gallinago Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ditrichophora calceata · Emerald Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Gorse Shieldbug · Delia platura +16
Ditrichophora calceata Ditrichophora calceata Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Delia platura Delia platura Rhamphomyia erythrophthalma Rhamphomyia erythrophthalma Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhamphomyia variabilis Rhamphomyia variabilis
Rhamphomyia variabilis Rhamphomyia variabilis
Tipula melanoceros Tipula melanoceros
Tipula melanoceros Tipula melanoceros
Parydra coarctata Parydra coarctata
Parydra coarctata Parydra coarctata
Parydra littoralis Parydra littoralis
Parydra littoralis Parydra littoralis
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum 