Clovelly Court Gardens
1 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.00029, -4.40965
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Clovelly Car Park 431m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Clovelly Car Park 431m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Woodpigeon +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Woodpigeon +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Bramble, Ivy +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 9: Clovelly to Hartland Quay)
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 9: Clovelly to Hartland Quay)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
2,737 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,737 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Herring Gull · Magpie · Cormorant +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2024
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Seal · Pine Marten
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Pine MartenMartes martes2024
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2026▾
Gorse Weevil · Broad Centurion · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Black Oil-beetle · Volucella pellucens +11
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
- Green Tiger Beetle
Bramble · Ivy · Sycamore · Holly · Wood Sage +46
- BrambleRubus2023
- IvyHedera helix2023
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
- HollyIlex aquifolium2023
- Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2023
- BirchBetula2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,737 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Herring Gull · Magpie · Cormorant +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2024
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Seal · Pine Marten
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Pine MartenMartes martes2024
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2026▾
Gorse Weevil · Broad Centurion · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Black Oil-beetle · Volucella pellucens +11
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
- Green Tiger Beetle
Bramble · Ivy · Sycamore · Holly · Wood Sage +46
- BrambleRubus2023
- IvyHedera helix2023
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
- HollyIlex aquifolium2023
- Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2023
- BirchBetula2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cicindela campestris2025
Cicindela campestris2025
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2024Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2023Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2023Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023VioletViola2023VioletViola2023GorseUlex europaeus2023GorseUlex europaeus2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2023Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023YewTaxus baccata2023YewTaxus baccata2023DockRumex2023DockRumex2023Wood-RushLuzula2023Wood-RushLuzula2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2023PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023AngelicaAngelica2023AngelicaAngelica2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023BeechFagus sylvatica2023BeechFagus sylvatica2023Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2023Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2023NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2023Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesii2023Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesii2023Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2023Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023Sessile OakQuercus petraea2023Sessile OakQuercus petraea2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023PinePinus2023PinePinus2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023BluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumOakQuercus2023OakQuercus2023WillowherbEpilobium2023WillowherbEpilobium2023Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2023Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023Red FescueFestuca rubra2023Red FescueFestuca rubra2023Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2023Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2023BromusBromus2023BromusBromus2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Slender SedgeCarex lasiocarpa2023Slender SedgeCarex lasiocarpa2023