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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
50.83660, -3.54460
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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 — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Treecreeper +30 more · last seen 2024
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Treecreeper +30 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Gatekeeper, Peacock +94 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Ash, Birch, Oak +12 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,602 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,602 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Treecreeper · Raven · Jackdaw +28
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects97 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Small White · Mycetophila tridentata +92
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Mycetophila tridentataMycetophila tridentata
- Cordyla crassicornis
🌿Plants15 species
springsummer
2021▾
Ash · Birch · Oak · Sycamore · Beech +10
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- BirchBetula
- OakQuercus
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- WillowSalix
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,602 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Treecreeper · Raven · Jackdaw +28
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects97 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Small White · Mycetophila tridentata +92
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Mycetophila tridentataMycetophila tridentata
- Cordyla crassicornis
🌿Plants15 species
springsummer
2021▾
Ash · Birch · Oak · Sycamore · Beech +10
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- BirchBetula
- OakQuercus
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- WillowSalix
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cordyla crassicornis
Cordyla crassicornis
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trivialisErioconopa trivialisErioconopa trivialisMolophilus ochraceusMolophilus ochraceusMolophilus ochraceusMolophilus ochraceusPhronia cinerascensPhronia cinerascensPhronia cinerascensPhronia cinerascensMonoclona rufilateraMonoclona rufilateraMonoclona rufilateraMonoclona rufilateraRymosia virensRymosia virensRymosia virensRymosia virensBoletina trivittataBoletina trivittataBoletina trivittataBoletina trivittataRhipidia maculataRhipidia maculataRhipidia maculataRhipidia maculataMacrocera vittataMacrocera vittataMacrocera vittataMacrocera vittataDicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modestaAllodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollisMycetophila luctuosaMycetophila luctuosaMycetophila luctuosaMycetophila luctuosaBrevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericomaLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusMycomya cinerascensMycomya cinerascensMycomya cinerascensMycomya cinerascensStigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornisParadelphomyia senilisParadelphomyia senilisParadelphomyia senilisParadelphomyia senilisLimonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosaExechia fuscaExechia fuscaExechia fuscaExechia fuscaSynplasta gracilisSynplasta gracilisSynplasta gracilisSynplasta gracilisErioptera luteaErioptera luteaErioptera luteaErioptera luteaBrevicornu griseicolleBrevicornu griseicolleBrevicornu griseicolleBrevicornu griseicolleMycetophila vittipesMycetophila vittipesMycetophila vittipesMycetophila vittipesCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2022Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2022Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2022Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2022Oil BeetleMeloe2022Oil BeetleMeloe2022Pegoplata aestivaPegoplata aestiva2020Pegoplata aestivaPegoplata aestiva2020Sarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga carnaria2020Sarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga carnaria2020Delia platuraDelia platura2020Delia platuraDelia platura2020Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata2020Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata2020Paradelia intersectaParadelia intersecta2020Paradelia intersectaParadelia intersecta2020Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2020Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2020Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2020Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2020Hylemya variataHylemya variata2020Hylemya variataHylemya variata2020Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2020Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2020Adia cinerellaAdia cinerella2020Adia cinerellaAdia cinerella2020Dull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialis2020Dull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialis2020Little SnipeflyChrysopilus asiliformis2020Little SnipeflyChrysopilus 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SpotPlusia festucae2018Gold SpotPlusia festucae2018Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2018Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2018Blood-veinTimandra comae2018Blood-veinTimandra comae2018Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2018Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2018Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2018Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2018Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2018Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2018Common FootmanEilema lurideola2018Common FootmanEilema lurideola2018Early ThornSelenia dentaria2018Early ThornSelenia dentaria2018Straw DotRivula sericealis2018Straw DotRivula sericealis2018Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2018Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2018Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2018Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2018Sharp-angled PeacockMacaria alternata2018Sharp-angled PeacockMacaria alternata2018Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2018Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2018Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2018Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2018Red Twin-spot 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