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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.74401, -3.54372
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐾Barton Place Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐾Barton Place Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Herring Gull, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Robin, Herring Gull, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird +71 more · last seen 2025
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km▾
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exeter Green CircleWalking route▾
Named routeRef EGCLocal walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E1Local cycle route
Route E9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E9Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E12Local cycle route
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route E4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E4Local cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Belvidere Roadbridleway · 215 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 215 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Ridgeway, off West Garth Road
Photos
Ridgeway, off West Garth Road
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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