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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Jackdaw +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Jackdaw +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 11-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, Lily Beetle +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 11-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, Lily Beetle +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Field Bindweed, Great Willowherb, Lords-and-Ladies +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Bindweed, Great Willowherb, Lords-and-Ladies +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Tarka TrailWalking route

Named routeRef TTRegional walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 6: Braunton to Instow)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 5: Woolacombe to Braunton)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Appledore Community TrailWalking route

Named routeRef ACT

South West Coast Path (Section 7: Instow to Westward Ho! )Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

24 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 route294 m

Named routeRef 3Length 294 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 3Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

42,475 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

42,475 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds95 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Little Egret +90

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
MagpiePica pica2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2025

11-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Lily Beetle · Helophilus pendulus · Broad Centurion +3

11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2025

Field Bindweed · Great Willowherb · Lords-and-Ladies · Meadow Crane's-bill · Sea Spurge +1

Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

42,475 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds95 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Little Egret +90

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
MagpiePica pica2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
EiderSomateria mollissima2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2025

11-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Lily Beetle · Helophilus pendulus · Broad Centurion +3

11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo

🌿

Plants6 species

summer

2025

Field Bindweed · Great Willowherb · Lords-and-Ladies · Meadow Crane's-bill · Sea Spurge +1

Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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