Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.66631, -3.27006
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +85 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +85 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Dock Bug, Dark Bush-cricket +40 more · last seen 2026
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Otter Valley WalkWalking route20 km▾
Named routeRef OVWLength 20 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Coleridge LinkWalking route14.5 km▾
A circular route in the Otter Valley.
Named routeRef COLLength 14.5 kmLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 44: Exmouth to Sidmouth)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 45: Sidmouth to Seaton)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 248Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 248National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route669 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 669 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route54 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route642 m▾
Named routeRef 248Length 642 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route90 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
High Peak from Peak Hill near Sidmouth
Photos
High Peak from Peak Hill near Sidmouth
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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