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🦅Birds🎠Play🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.77335, -4.12228
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 254m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 254m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2024
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Hydropsyche siltalai, Rhyacophila dorsalis +134 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Germander Speedwell, Dotted Loosestrife, Bluebell +40 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hatherleigh Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTCLocal walking route
Hatherleigh CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef HC
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route513 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 513 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route564 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 564 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 27Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route74 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pegasus TrailMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,990 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,990 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Tawny Owl · Chiffchaff · Collared Dove · Great Spotted Woodpecker +36
- SwiftApus apus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- DipperCinclus cinclus2018
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2018
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- MagpiePica pica2018
- Rock DoveColumba livia2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2018
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- RookCorvus frugilegus2018
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2024▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
Sericostoma personatum · Hydropsyche siltalai · Silo pallipes · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Odontocerum albicorne +93
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019
- Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019
- Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019
- Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019
- Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2018
- Small White
Broad-leaved Willowherb · Wood Dock · Common Nettle · Greater Stitchwort · Meadowsweet +17
- Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,990 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Tawny Owl · Chiffchaff · Collared Dove · Great Spotted Woodpecker +36
- SwiftApus apus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- DipperCinclus cinclus2018
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2018
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- MagpiePica pica2018
- Rock DoveColumba livia2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2018
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- RookCorvus frugilegus2018
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2024▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
Sericostoma personatum · Hydropsyche siltalai · Silo pallipes · Rhyacophila dorsalis · Odontocerum albicorne +93
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019
- Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019
- Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019
- Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019
- Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2018
- Small White
Broad-leaved Willowherb · Wood Dock · Common Nettle · Greater Stitchwort · Meadowsweet +17
- Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pieris rapae2018
Pieris rapae2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Buff FootmanEilema depressa2018Buff FootmanEilema depressa2018Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksiiAcrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipesBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2022Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2022Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2018Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2018Oecetis testaceaOecetis testacea2018Oecetis testaceaOecetis testacea2018Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2018Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2018Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum2018Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum2018Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2018Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Satin BeautyDeileptenia ribeata2018Satin BeautyDeileptenia ribeata2018Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2018Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2018Common White WaveCabera pusaria2018Common White WaveCabera pusaria2018Ghost MothHepialus humuli2018Ghost MothHepialus humuli2018Garden TigerArctia caja2018Garden TigerArctia caja2018Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2018Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2018Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2018Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2018Four-spotted FootmanLithosia quadra2018Four-spotted FootmanLithosia quadra2018SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2018SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2018Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2018Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2018CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2018CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2018Dot MothMelanchra persicariae2018Dot MothMelanchra persicariae2018Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2018Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2018True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2018True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2018Large EmeraldGeometra papilionaria2018Large EmeraldGeometra papilionaria2018Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2018Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2018Dark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe ferrugata2018Dark-barred Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe ferrugata2018Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2018Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2018Grey ArchesPolia nebulosa2018Grey ArchesPolia nebulosa2018Brussels LaceCleorodes lichenaria2018Brussels LaceCleorodes lichenaria2018FlameAxylia putris2018FlameAxylia putris2018LackeyMalacosoma neustria2018LackeyMalacosoma neustria2018Peppered MothBiston betularia2018Peppered MothBiston betularia2018DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2018DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2018Dun-barCosmia trapezina2018Dun-barCosmia trapezina2018Riband WaveIdaea aversata2018Riband WaveIdaea aversata2018Peach BlossomThyatira batis2018Peach BlossomThyatira batis2018Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2018Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2018Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2018Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2018Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2018Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2018Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2018Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2018Marbled White SpotProtodeltote pygarga2018Marbled White SpotProtodeltote pygarga2018Small Dotted BuffPhotedes minima2018Small Dotted BuffPhotedes minima2018Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2018Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2018Silver YAutographa gamma2018Silver YAutographa gamma2018ClayMythimna ferrago2018ClayMythimna ferrago2018CoronetCraniophora ligustri2018CoronetCraniophora ligustri2018Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2018Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2018Barred YellowCidaria fulvata2018Barred YellowCidaria fulvata2018Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2018Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2018Black ArchesLymantria monacha2018Black ArchesLymantria monacha2018Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2018Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2018Purple ThornSelenia tetralunaria2018Purple ThornSelenia tetralunaria2018Plain Golden YAutographa jota2018Plain Golden YAutographa jota2018Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2018Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2018Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2018Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2018Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea2018Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea2018Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2018Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2018July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2018July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2018Red Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadicearia2018Red Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadicearia2018Common WaveCabera exanthemata2018Common WaveCabera exanthemata2018Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2018Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2018Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2018Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2018HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2018Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2018Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2018Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2018Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2018Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2018Scallop ShellRheumaptera undulata2018Scallop ShellRheumaptera undulata2018Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina2018Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina2018Slender BrindleApamea scolopacina2018Slender BrindleApamea scolopacina2018Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2018Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2018V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2018V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2018SnoutHypena proboscidalis2018SnoutHypena proboscidalis2018Early ThornSelenia dentaria2018Early ThornSelenia dentaria2018Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2018Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2018Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2018Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2018Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2018Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2018Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2018Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2018Common FootmanEilema lurideola2018Common FootmanEilema lurideola2018Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2018Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2018Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2018Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2018Minor Shoulder-knotBrachylomia viminalis2018Minor Shoulder-knotBrachylomia viminalis2018Straw DotRivula sericealis2018Straw DotRivula sericealis2018Cloaked CarpetEuphyia biangulata2018Cloaked CarpetEuphyia biangulata2018Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2018Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2018UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2018UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2018Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2018Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2018Potamophylax rotundipennisPotamophylax rotundipennis2018Potamophylax rotundipennisPotamophylax rotundipennis2018Red CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususdaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisVinca major var. oxylobaVinca major var. oxylobaVinca major var. oxylobaVinca major var. oxylobaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatum