Brake Plantation - Woodland plantation
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.99212, -3.56749
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route272 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 272 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,570 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,570 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Swallow · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Dunnock · Goldfinch +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Great TitParus major2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2018
- MagpiePica pica2018
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Tyto alba albaTyto alba alba2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2018
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2018
- SwiftApus apus2018
- Rock DoveColumba livia2018
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Otter · Bank Vole · Wood Mouse +3
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2021
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2020
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2020
Hydropsyche siltalai · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Hydropsyche pellucidula · Cheumatopsyche lepida · Polycentropus flavomaculatus +16
- Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2018
- Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2018
- Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2018
- Cheumatopsyche lepidaCheumatopsyche lepida2018
- Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2018
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,570 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Swallow · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Dunnock · Goldfinch +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Great TitParus major2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2018
- MagpiePica pica2018
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Tyto alba albaTyto alba alba2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2018
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2018
- SwiftApus apus2018
- Rock DoveColumba livia2018
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Otter · Bank Vole · Wood Mouse +3
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2021
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2020
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2020
Hydropsyche siltalai · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Hydropsyche pellucidula · Cheumatopsyche lepida · Polycentropus flavomaculatus +16
- Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2018
- Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2018
- Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2018
- Cheumatopsyche lepidaCheumatopsyche lepida2018
- Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2018
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red DeerCervus elaphus2020Red DeerCervus elaphus2020Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2018Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2018Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018Psychomyia pusilla
Psychomyia pusilla
Psychomyia pusilla2018
Psychomyia pusilla2018
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2018Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2018Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2022Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2021Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2021Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2021Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2021HornetVespa crabro2020HornetVespa crabro2020Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2020Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2020Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2020Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2020Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Lepidostoma basaleLepidostoma basale2018Lepidostoma basaleLepidostoma basale2018Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2018Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2018Events & activities nearby
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