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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
50.73642, -3.54163
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 139m away — 3 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Herring Gull
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 139m away — 3 car parks within reach
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Herring Gull, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Robin, Herring Gull, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +75 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Named hiking route nearby: Exe Valley Way; Named hiking route nearby: Exe Valley Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
60 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
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Exeter LCN E12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E12Local cycle route
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Belvidere Roadbridleway · 215 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 215 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Belvidere Roadbridleway · 538 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 538 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Exe Valley from Holland Hall
Photos
Exe Valley from Holland Hall
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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