The nearby Chudleigh Knighton Heath, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, is a habitat for many rare species including the ant, Formica exsecta.
In Great Britain, F. exsecta can be found only in a few scattered heathland locations in South West England — principally Chudleigh Knighton Heath and nearby Bovey Heath which are both managed by the Devon Wildlife Trust, and in the central Scottish Highlands (including Rannoch Moor).
Formica | Rino Formica | Formica truncorum | Formica cinerea | Formica Blues | Formica, | Formica sanguinea | Formica lugubris | Formica fusca | Formica exsecta |