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Civil War Fieldwork on Staddon Hill

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📷 Roger A Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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51.05465, -4.19678

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Jackdaw +91 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Jackdaw +91 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Lesser Cockroach, Grey Bush-cricket +16 more · last seen 2025

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Seasonal nature

Good match

Free

Plants — Sea Spurge, Fairy Flax, Water Mint +9 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Tarka TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRef TTRegional walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 6: Braunton to Instow)Walking route▾

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 5: Woolacombe to Braunton)Walking route▾

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Appledore Community TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRef ACT

South West Coast Path (Section 7: Instow to Westward Ho! )Walking route▾

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

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Cycling

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24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Route 27Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network

Tarka TrailCycling route▾

Named routeRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route294 m▾

Named routeRef 3Length 294 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾

Named routeRef 3Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

20,435 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

20,435 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds94 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Shelduck

+89 more species

All 94 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis2025
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2025

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Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Adder

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Insects19 species

springsummer

2025

Hairy Shieldbug · Lesser Cockroach · Grey Bush-cricket · 11-spot Ladybird · Dune Chafer

+14 more species

All 19 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Lesser CockroachCapraiellus panzeri
Grey Bush-cricketPlatycleis albopunctata
11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata
Dune ChaferAnomala dubia
Lily Beetle

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Plants12 species

summer

2025

Sea Spurge · Fairy Flax · Water Mint · Wild Thyme · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil

+7 more species

All 12 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Water MintMentha aquatica
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Common RestharrowOnonis repens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,435 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds94 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Shelduck

+89 more species

All 94 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis2025
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2025

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Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Adder

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Insects19 species

springsummer

2025

Hairy Shieldbug · Lesser Cockroach · Grey Bush-cricket · 11-spot Ladybird · Dune Chafer

+14 more species

All 19 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Lesser CockroachCapraiellus panzeri
Grey Bush-cricketPlatycleis albopunctata
11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata
Dune ChaferAnomala dubia
Lily Beetle

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Plants12 species

summer

2025

Sea Spurge · Fairy Flax · Water Mint · Wild Thyme · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil

+7 more species

All 12 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Water MintMentha aquatica
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Common RestharrowOnonis repens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Roger A Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Apartments on Staddon Road, Appledore

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Photos

📷 Roger A Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Apartments on Staddon Road, Appledore

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Parking

Churchfields Car Park · Paid · 252m

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Picnic spot

281m away

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Playground

2 · 280m away

Free entry🐶 Dogs

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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