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Getting here
50.46122, -3.72711
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕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 — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Common Nettle, Ivy +29 more · last seen 2021
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route▾
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Dart Valley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route329 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 329 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route222 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 222 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Hill Farm Lanebyway open to all traffic · 575 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 575 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
10,149 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,149 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Robin · Goosander · Wren · Great Tit · Blue Tit +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- CootFulica atra2022
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Grass Snake · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummerautumn
2024▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
🐝Insects27 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Eristalis arbustorum · Eristalis tenax · Chrysolina banksii · Violet Oil-beetle +22
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024
- Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2024
- Syritta pipiens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,149 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Robin · Goosander · Wren · Great Tit · Blue Tit +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- CootFulica atra2022
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Wood Mouse · Grey Squirrel
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Grass Snake · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummerautumn
2024▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
🐝Insects27 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Eristalis arbustorum · Eristalis tenax · Chrysolina banksii · Violet Oil-beetle +22
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024
- Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2024
- Syritta pipiens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2024Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2024Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2024Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2024Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2024Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2023Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2023Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2023Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2023Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2023Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2023Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2023Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2023Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2023