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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.00764, -4.11163
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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 — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Early Bumblebee +26 more · last seen 2024
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, False-brome, Hawthorn +296 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 7: Instow to Westward Ho! )Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,925 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,925 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Pochard · Mediterranean Gull · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit +17
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PochardAythya ferina2024
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2022
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- OtterLutra lutra
Slow-worm
Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Early Bumblebee · Common Darter · Marmalade Hoverfly +12
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021
- Beautiful Demoiselle
False-brome · Hawthorn · Holly · Soft Shield-fern · Wood Dock +67
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,925 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Pochard · Mediterranean Gull · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit +17
- WigeonMareca penelope
- PochardAythya ferina2024
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2022
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- OtterLutra lutra
Slow-worm
Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Early Bumblebee · Common Darter · Marmalade Hoverfly +12
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021
- Beautiful Demoiselle
False-brome · Hawthorn · Holly · Soft Shield-fern · Wood Dock +67
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx virgo2021
Calopteryx virgo2021
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2021Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2021Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2021Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2021Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2020Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2020Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreDevon WhitebeamSorbus devoniensisDevon WhitebeamSorbus devoniensisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustrePedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendula