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Getting here
50.94117, -3.66028
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and House Sparrow
- ✦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
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and House Sparrow
- ✦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 — Pheasant, House Sparrow, Blackbird +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Pheasant, House Sparrow, Blackbird +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Comma, Common Blue +16 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Carnation Sedge, Bristle Bent, Foxglove +64 more · last seen 2021
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Little Dart Ridge & Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef LDRVRegional walking route
Photos
Witheridge: near Berry Castle
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,776 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,776 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspring
2026▾
Pheasant · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Swallow · Carrion Crow +34
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
- JayGarrulus glandarius2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
- RavenCorvus corax2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2019
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
🦌Mammals8 species
winterautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox +3
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018
- OtterLutra lutra
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2021
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019
- Red Deer
Red Admiral · Comma · Common Blue · Pegoplata infirma · Hylemya vagans +14
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- CommaPolygonia c-album2018
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
- Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma
- Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
Carnation Sedge · Bristle Bent · Foxglove · Sweet Vernal-grass · Broad Buckler-fern +62
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
- Bristle BentAgrostis curtisii
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,776 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspring
2026▾
Pheasant · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Swallow · Carrion Crow +34
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2019
- JayGarrulus glandarius2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
- RavenCorvus corax2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2019
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
🦌Mammals8 species
winterautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox +3
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018
- OtterLutra lutra
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2021
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019
- Red Deer
Red Admiral · Comma · Common Blue · Pegoplata infirma · Hylemya vagans +14
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- CommaPolygonia c-album2018
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
- Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma
- Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
Carnation Sedge · Bristle Bent · Foxglove · Sweet Vernal-grass · Broad Buckler-fern +62
- Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
- Bristle BentAgrostis curtisii
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cervus elaphus2019
Cervus elaphus2019
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2019Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2019Small WhitePieris rapae2018Small WhitePieris rapae2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018Broad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaDelia platuraDelia platuraDelia platuraDelia platuraPegoplata aestivaPegoplata aestivaPegoplata aestivaPegoplata aestivaNotch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialisNotch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialisBotanophila fugaxBotanophila fugaxBotanophila fugaxBotanophila fugaxSmall Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineolaSmall Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineolaDull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialisDull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialisPainted LadyVanessa cardui2018Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraWestern GorseUlex galliiWestern GorseUlex galliiTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaMeadow ThistleCirsium dissectumMeadow ThistleCirsium dissectumDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisWater-purslaneLythrum portulaWater-purslaneLythrum portulaAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSaw-wortSerratula tinctoriaSaw-wortSerratula tinctoriaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2018Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2018Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018Scots PinePinus sylvestris2018Scots PinePinus sylvestris2018Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2018Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2018Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii2018Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii2018Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2018Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2018Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018Events & activities nearby
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