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Churchyard cross 3m south of Upton Pyne church

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📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.76858, -3.54683

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Speckled Wood +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Speckled Wood +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Slender St John's-wort, Wood-sedge, Yew +148 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Slender St John's-wort, Wood-sedge, Yew +148 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Pedunculate Oak, Hazel +17 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 16 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
Bidwell Lanepublic footpath · 591 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 591 mSurface dirtPath type: track
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Cycling

21 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
Route E4Cycling route
Named routeRef E4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Upton Pyne, Church of Our Lady: The tower from the south west

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Upton Pyne, Church of Our Lady: The tower from the south west

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