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50.87302, -4.10328
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Coot 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Coot 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +101 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +101 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Bugle, Common Centaury · last seen 2025; Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Bugle, Common Centaury · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TT Regional walking route
Show on map Hatherleigh Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HC
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Tarka Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 552 m ▾
Named route Ref 27 Length 552 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,050 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,050 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Coot · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Cormorant +48
Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Black-tailed Skimmer +22
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Tricyphona immaculata Tricyphona immaculata Southern Marsh-orchid · Bugle
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Bugle Ajuga reptans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,050 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Coot · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Cormorant +48
Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Teal Anas crecca 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Black-tailed Skimmer +22
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Tricyphona immaculata Tricyphona immaculata Southern Marsh-orchid · Bugle
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Bugle Ajuga reptans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Pilaria discicollis Pilaria discicollis
Pilaria discicollis Pilaria discicollis
Rhamphomyia stigmosa Rhamphomyia stigmosa
Rhamphomyia stigmosa Rhamphomyia stigmosa
Parydra coarctata Parydra coarctata
Parydra coarctata Parydra coarctata
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Erioconopa trivialis Erioconopa trivialis
Erioconopa trivialis Erioconopa trivialis
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata
Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens
Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens
Phorbia moliniaris Phorbia moliniaris
Phorbia moliniaris Phorbia moliniaris
Molophilus ater Molophilus ater
Molophilus ater Molophilus ater
Diastata nebulosa Diastata nebulosa
Diastata nebulosa Diastata nebulosa
Bibio varipes Bibio varipes
Bibio varipes Bibio varipes 