Fernworthy Forest - Woodland plantation
24 ha
Plan your visit
🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome24 ha
Getting here
50.62787, -3.90445
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
The LichwayWalking route19 km▾
Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church
Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Postbridge TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PTLocal walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route17.1 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
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Fernworthy Forest From White Ridge
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Wildlife to spot
2,979 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,979 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds57 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Coal Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Blackbird +52
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RavenCorvus corax
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TealAnas crecca
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Carabus problematicus · Lesser water-boatmen · Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +4
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Lesser water-boatmenSigara (Subsigara) scotti
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Hoverfly
Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,979 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds57 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Coal Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Blackbird +52
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RavenCorvus corax
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TealAnas crecca
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Carabus problematicus · Lesser water-boatmen · Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +4
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Lesser water-boatmenSigara (Subsigara) scotti
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Hoverfly
Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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