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Places › England › South West › Mid Devon Getting here
50.89616, -3.48219
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Mycetophila autumnalis, Mycetophila pictula +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Mycetophila autumnalis, Mycetophila pictula +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Counties Way Walking route 90 km ▾
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Named route Ref TCW Length 90 km Regional walking route
Show on map Exe Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EVW Regional walking route
Show on map Mary Michael Pilgrims Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MMPW Regional walking route
Show on map Swan's Neck Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SN
Show on map Impey Walk Walking route ▾
Tumbling Fields public footpath · 99 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 99 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Tumbling Field Lane public footpath · 29 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 29 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Tumbling Field Lane public footpath · 75 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 75 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
UK:National Cycle Network - west bound Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 30 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface blocks
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 409 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 409 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 844 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 844 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Earthworks of Cranmore Castle
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Wildlife to spot
21,666 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,666 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Robin · Swift · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +44
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus · Migrant Hawker +8
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Platycheirus Platycheirus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Donacia vulgaris Donacia vulgaris Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,666 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Robin · Swift · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +44
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Large Red Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus · Migrant Hawker +8
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Platycheirus Platycheirus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Donacia vulgaris Donacia vulgaris Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus 