St Mary and St Giles Church
1 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.79567, -3.24538
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rook
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rook
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Pheasant +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Pheasant +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Common Wainscot, Rustic +181 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cullompton Honiton Walk; Named hiking route nearby: Cullompton Honiton Walk
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Otter Valley WalkWalking route20 km▾
Named routeRef OVWLength 20 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Broadhembury Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef BCW1Local walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km▾
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Exeter to Honiton WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EXHONRegional walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
N/ACycling route46 m▾
Named routeLength 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route481 m▾
Named routeLength 481 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route148 m▾
Named routeLength 148 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route152 m▾
Named routeRef 248Length 152 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route129 m▾
Named routeRef 248Length 129 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route99 m▾
Named routeRef 248Length 99 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
6,498 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,498 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Rook · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Linaria cannabina cannabinaLinaria cannabina cannabina2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2023
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2021
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2023▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Rabbit · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- BadgerMeles meles2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2021▾
Common Toad
November Moth agg. · Yellow-Line Quaker · December Moth · Beaded Chestnut · Feathered Thorn +32
- November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019
- Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
- December MothPoecilocampa populi2019
- Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
- Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019
- Grey Shoulder-knot
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,498 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Rook · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Linaria cannabina cannabinaLinaria cannabina cannabina2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2023
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2021
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2023▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Rabbit · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- BadgerMeles meles2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2021▾
Common Toad
November Moth agg. · Yellow-Line Quaker · December Moth · Beaded Chestnut · Feathered Thorn +32
- November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019
- Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
- December MothPoecilocampa populi2019
- Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
- Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019
- Grey Shoulder-knot
Himalayan Balsam
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lithophane ornitopus2019
Lithophane ornitopus2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2021Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2021Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Spruce CarpetThera britannica2019Spruce CarpetThera britannica2019ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2019Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2019Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2023Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2023Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2022Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2022Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2020Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2020Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2020Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2020Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019SatelliteEupsilia transversa2019SatelliteEupsilia transversa2019Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2019Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2019Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019BrickSunira circellaris2019BrickSunira circellaris2019