Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.29016, -3.80207
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Black-tailed Godwit
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Black-tailed Godwit
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Cirl Bunting +48 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Cirl Bunting +48 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Navelwort Rust, Pale Bramble Rust, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust +43 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Painted Lady +100 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 38: Bigbury on Sea to Salcombe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Avon Estuary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef AEWLocal walking route
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route231 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 231 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route631 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 631 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route841 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 841 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route209 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 209 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,793 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,793 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Mediterranean Gull · Pintail · Glossy Ibis +27
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- PintailAnas acuta
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RuffCalidris pugnax2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
🐝Insects35 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Dark Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +30
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Smoky-winged Woodlouse-flyMelanophora roralis2024
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,793 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Mediterranean Gull · Pintail · Glossy Ibis +27
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- PintailAnas acuta
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RuffCalidris pugnax2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Seal · Bottle-nosed Dolphin
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus
🐝Insects35 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Dark Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +30
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Smoky-winged Woodlouse-flyMelanophora roralis2024
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas