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Church of St Cyr and St Julitta

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.77076, -3.59120

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Picnic day out

Strong match

Free

picnic area, car park

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Green Dock Beetle +14 more · last seen 2025

Churchyard walks

Good match

Free

Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection

Dog walks

Good match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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14 signed routes nearby · 2 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

Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾

Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route

Tedbury Circular WalkWalking route▾

Named routeRef TEDLocal walking route

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Cycling

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14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Exeter LCN E1Cycling route▾

Named routeRef E1Local cycle route

Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route▾

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route E4Cycling route▾

Named routeRef E4Local cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 34Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 34National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route14 m▾

Named routeLength 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route378 m▾

Named routeRef 34Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

29,932 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

29,932 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds73 species

winterautumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Chaffinch · Dunnock

+68 more species

All 73 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
CootFulica atra2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024

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Insects17 species

spring

2025

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Green Dock Beetle · Dark Bush-cricket · Tree Bumblebee

+12 more species

All 17 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Face FlyMusca autumnalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,932 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds73 species

winterautumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Chaffinch · Dunnock

+68 more species

All 73 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
CootFulica atra2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024

🐝

Insects17 species

spring

2025

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Beautiful Demoiselle · Green Dock Beetle · Dark Bush-cricket · Tree Bumblebee

+12 more species

All 17 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Face FlyMusca autumnalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Newton St Cyres : Church of St Cyr and St Julitta Churchyard

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Photos

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Newton St Cyres : Church of St Cyr and St Julitta Churchyard

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Facilities

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Parking

3 nearby · Free · 49m

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Picnic spot

2 · 166m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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