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Columbjohn Chapel

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Columbjohn Dipping Area 294m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Columbjohn Dipping Area 294m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Silpha tristis, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Silpha tristis, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bracken, Ivy, Red Campion +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bracken, Ivy, Red Campion +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

23 signed routes nearby · 5 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

Pinhoe to Exeter WayWalking route

Named routeRef PEWLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Exeter LCN E2Cycling route

Named routeRef E2Local cycle route

Killerton to Clyston MillCycling route

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

Named routeRef KBFCTPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Route E4Cycling route

Named routeRef E4Local cycle route

Route E3Cycling route

Named routeRef E3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

9,975 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,975 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2026

Blackbird · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Wren · Jackdaw +49

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RavenCorvus corax2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Beaver · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BeaverCastor fiber
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,975 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2026

Blackbird · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Wren · Jackdaw +49

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RavenCorvus corax2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Beaver · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BeaverCastor fiber
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Manorial settlement incorporating a medieval undercroft, 100m north of St John the Baptist's ChurchHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Poltimore ParkUrban park4 km→✦KILLERTON HOUSEHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Killerton ParkUrban park1.5 km→

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