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Churchyard cross 15m south east of St Mary's church

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📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

50.76167, -3.46729

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Hornet Hoverfly, Acupalpus meridianus +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Hornet Hoverfly, Acupalpus meridianus +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

28 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths 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
Exeter Green CircleWalking route
Named routeRef EGCLocal walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
Hatchland Roadpublic footpath · 195 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 195 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route
Named routeRef E1Local cycle route
Route E9Cycling route
Named routeRef E9Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E12Cycling route
Named routeRef E12Local cycle route
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Killerton to Clyston MillCycling route

Devonshire Countryside, Sparrow Park, Estate Farms, Clyston Mill, River Clyst

Named routeRef KBFCTPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary's church, Poltimore

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary's church, Poltimore

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Heavitree Pleasure GroundUrban park4.8 km→🌱Eastern Playing FieldsUrban park2.8 km→🌱Exhibition FieldsUrban park3 km→🌱Heavitree Pleasure GroundUrban park4.8 km→🌱Poltimore ParkUrban park800 m→✦Manorial settlement incorporating a medieval undercroft, 100m north of St John the Baptist's ChurchHistoric site1.7 km→

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