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Bowden Pillars

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50.42051, -3.69459

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
✦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

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Tanner Beetle · last seen 2025; Insects — Tanner Beetle · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route

Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route

Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route

Dart Valley TrailWalking route

Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route

Orange WayWalking route560 km

Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route

Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route

Named routeRef BTTRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 2Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route505 m

Named routeRef 207Length 505 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route174 m

Named routeRef 207Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route10 m

Named routeRef 2Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

Fishchowter's Lanebridleway · 481 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 481 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

22,475 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,475 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +68

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Rock DoveColumba livia
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
TealAnas crecca
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RavenCorvus corax
CurlewNumenius arquata
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
SwallowHirundo rustica
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
DipperCinclus cinclus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RedshankTringa totanus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GadwallMareca strepera
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Tanner Beetle

Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,475 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +68

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Rock DoveColumba livia
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
TealAnas crecca
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RavenCorvus corax
CurlewNumenius arquata
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
SwallowHirundo rustica
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
DipperCinclus cinclus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RedshankTringa totanus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GadwallMareca strepera
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Tanner Beetle

Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bowden Pillars crossroads

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