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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › South West › East Devon Getting here
50.75285, -2.98065
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 🅿️ Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach £ 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Cockchafer +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Cockchafer +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map East Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Listed length 61km Regional walking route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 46: Seaton to Seatown) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Liberty Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LIB Regional walking route
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named route Ref 2 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 Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 148 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 148 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13 m ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 13 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
26,016 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,016 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Goldcrest +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Glow-worm · Eristalis tenax · Bog Bush-cricket · Common Cockchafer · Rhododendron Leafhopper +26
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2024 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,016 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Goldcrest +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Glow-worm · Eristalis tenax · Bog Bush-cricket · Common Cockchafer · Rhododendron Leafhopper +26
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2024 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2024
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2024
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2024
Silpha tristis Silpha tristis2024
Silpha tristis Silpha tristis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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