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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
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Getting here
50.97284, -3.89367
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom 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 — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +49 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +49 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Physcia adscendens, Arthonia radiata, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +128 more · last seen 2010
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Early-purple Orchid, Holly +240 more · last seen 2019
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Molton Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef SMCTLocal walking route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,565 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,565 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Spotted Flycatcher · Pied Wagtail · Nuthatch · Goldcrest +20
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Otter · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Mole · Grey Squirrel
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- MoleTalpa europaea2021
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Gatekeeper · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Large White +14
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Red Clover · Wood Anemone · Flat Neckera · Common Knapweed · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +90
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,565 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Spotted Flycatcher · Pied Wagtail · Nuthatch · Goldcrest +20
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Otter · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Mole · Grey Squirrel
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- MoleTalpa europaea2021
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Gatekeeper · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Large White +14
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Red Clover · Wood Anemone · Flat Neckera · Common Knapweed · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +90
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019CommaPolygonia c-album2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulentaLeptura aurulentaLeptura aurulentaBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018PeacockAglais io2017PeacockAglais io2017Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeCypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiformeSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusFestuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubraNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisEvergreen OakQuercus ilexEvergreen OakQuercus ilexPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansWelsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticusWelsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticusCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesBlunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoidesTozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeriTozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeriMatchstick FlapwortOdontoschisma denudatumMatchstick FlapwortOdontoschisma denudatumYellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescensYellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescensFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumFlagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricumPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaPellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucidaCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusCylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricusAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesAloe HaircapPogonatum aloidesRiver Bristle-mossOrthotrichum rivulareRiver Bristle-mossOrthotrichum rivularePinnate ScalewortPorella pinnataPinnate ScalewortPorella pinnataMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesMaidenhair Pocket-mossFissidens adianthoidesMulti-fruited CryphaeaDendrocryphaea lamyanaMulti-fruited CryphaeaDendrocryphaea lamyanaGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaGreater Water-mossFontinalis antipyreticaSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumEvents & 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