Wrinkle Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 71 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 71 ha
Places › England › South West › North Devon Getting here
51.19002, -4.17030
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 🅿️ Lee Car Park 14m away — 6 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 🅿️ Lee Car Park 14m away — 6 car parks within reach £ 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 — Raven, Robin, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Raven, Robin, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pom-pom weed, Pink Purslane, Foliose red algae +37 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Bloody-nosed Beetle, Painted Lady +117 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Bloody-nosed Beetle, Painted Lady +117 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Three-cornered Garlic, Pink-sorrel, Common Nettle +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 67 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Woolacombe Community Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCT Local walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 4: Combe Martin to Woolacombe) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 5: Woolacombe to Braunton) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Shaftsborough Lane public footpath · 4 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 4 m Path type: footway
Show on map River Path public footpath · 125 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 125 m Surface gravel Path type: footway
Show on map Shaftsborough Lane public footpath · 4 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 4 m Path type: footway
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 278 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 278 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 88 m ▾
Named route Ref 27 Length 88 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 27 Length 39 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 16 m ▾
Named route Ref 278 Length 16 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on 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
8,006 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,006 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Wren +47
Raven Corvus corax2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2024 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Common Darter · Notch-horned Cleg +17
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Broad-bodied Chaser Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,006 records · National Biodiversity Network Raven · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Wren +47
Raven Corvus corax2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2024 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Common Darter · Notch-horned Cleg +17
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Broad-bodied Chaser Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula depressa
Libellula depressa
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024
Silpha tristis Silpha tristis2024
Silpha tristis Silpha tristis2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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