Bowl barrow at Codden Beacon
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.04787, -4.02378
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Tawny Owl
- ✦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
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Tawny Owl
- ✦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 — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Mute Swan +61 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Mute Swan +61 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +225 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Physcia tenella, Lepraria finkii, Common Orange Lichen +91 more · last seen 2016
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Holly, Ash +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Barnstaple Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BHTLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 6: Braunton to Instow)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
64 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 route64 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10.3 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 10.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Bishop's Tawton : Codden Beacon
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