Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.67941, -3.55292
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕village cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕village cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026
Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Robin +54 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +12 more · last seen 2025
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Dogs allowed with public access
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 6 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
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
Exminster to KentonWalking route▾
Named routeRef EXK
47 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
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ridge Ride Trail (Red - Difficult)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Ridge Ride Red
Discovery Trail (Green - Easy)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Discovery - green easy
Ridge Ride Extreme (Black - Severe)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Ridge Ride BlackLocal cycle route
Spicers Trail (Blue - moderate)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Spicers - blue moderate
Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Shillingford St George church
Photos
Shillingford St George church
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,798 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,798 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds57 species
summerautumnwinter
2026House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Starling · Chiffchaff
+52 more speciesHide species list
All 57 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025Slow-worm
🐝Insects15 species
summerautumn
2025Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Oedemera femoralis · Red-legged Shieldbug
+10 more speciesHide species list
All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Dock Bug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,798 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds57 species
summerautumnwinter
2026House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Starling · Chiffchaff
+52 more speciesHide species list
All 57 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025Slow-worm
🐝Insects15 species
summerautumn
2025Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Oedemera femoralis · Red-legged Shieldbug
+10 more speciesHide species list
All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Dock Bug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coreus marginatus
Coreus marginatus
Crescent-marked Lily AphidAulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexumCrescent-marked Lily AphidAulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexumOpomyzaOpomyzaOpomyzaOpomyzaLimnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratusSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaOdontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorneTanner BeetlePrionus coriariusTanner BeetlePrionus coriariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaEvents & activities nearby
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