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Getting here
51.03222, -3.51533
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Robin
- ✦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 — Pied Flycatcher, Robin, Pheasant +21 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Robin, Pheasant +21 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Black Snipefly, Hylemya vagans +62 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Yorkshire-fog, Common Bent +76 more · last seen 2023
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 344Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 344National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Replacement Milestone by the A396, near Bury Castle
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,082 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,082 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Pied Flycatcher · Robin · Pheasant · Swift · Woodpigeon +18
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
- DipperCinclus cinclus2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Common Pipistrelle · Pygmy Shrew · Natterer's Bat +4
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Noctule
🐸Amphibians1 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Black Snipefly · Hylemya vagans · Allodia ornaticollis · Mycetophila fungorum · Macrocera phalerata +46
- Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2022
- Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2022
- Allodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollis
- Mycetophila fungorumMycetophila fungorum
- Macrocera phalerataMacrocera phalerata2022
- Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,082 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Pied Flycatcher · Robin · Pheasant · Swift · Woodpigeon +18
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
- DipperCinclus cinclus2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Common Pipistrelle · Pygmy Shrew · Natterer's Bat +4
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Noctule
🐸Amphibians1 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Black Snipefly · Hylemya vagans · Allodia ornaticollis · Mycetophila fungorum · Macrocera phalerata +46
- Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2022
- Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2022
- Allodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollis
- Mycetophila fungorumMycetophila fungorum
- Macrocera phalerataMacrocera phalerata2022
- Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nyctalus noctula
Nyctalus noctula
Bank VoleMyodes glareolusBank VoleMyodes glareolusOtterLutra lutraOtterLutra lutraGrey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis20202022
2022
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