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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.98181, -4.29108
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and House Sparrow
- 🐕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
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and House Sparrow
- 🐕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 — Robin, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Rhagium mordax +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Rowan, Sneezewort +43 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,622 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,622 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Swallow +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwiftApus apus2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Harvest Mouse · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2021
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2019
- Noctule
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2020▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Red Admiral · Small White · Rhagium mordax · Painted Lady · Green-veined White +17
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
Hemlock Water-dropwort · Rowan · Sneezewort · Wild Strawberry · Bluebell +41
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2021
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2019
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2019
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2019
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2019
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,622 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Robin · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Swallow +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwiftApus apus2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Harvest Mouse · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2021
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2019
- Noctule
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2020▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Red Admiral · Small White · Rhagium mordax · Painted Lady · Green-veined White +17
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
Hemlock Water-dropwort · Rowan · Sneezewort · Wild Strawberry · Bluebell +41
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2021
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2019
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2019
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2019
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2019
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nyctalus noctula2019
Nyctalus noctula2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019Silver FishLepisma saccharinumSilver FishLepisma saccharinumLiophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatusCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024St Marks FlyBibio marci2024St Marks FlyBibio marci2024HornetVespa crabro2022HornetVespa crabro2022Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2020Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2020Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius20192019
2019
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorVioletViola2021VioletViola2021TormentilPotentilla erecta2021TormentilPotentilla erecta2021Marsh OrchidDactylorhiza2021Marsh OrchidDactylorhiza2021Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2021Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2021Common ChickweedStellaria media2019Common ChickweedStellaria media2019Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2019Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2019Black BryonyTamus communis2019Black BryonyTamus communis2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2019Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2019PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019Western Red-cedarThuja plicata2019Western Red-cedarThuja plicata2019Field-roseRosa arvensis2019Field-roseRosa arvensis2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019IvyHedera helix2019IvyHedera helix2019Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2019Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2019Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2019Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2019YewTaxus baccata2019YewTaxus baccata2019RamsonsAllium ursinum2019RamsonsAllium ursinum2019PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2019PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2019Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2019Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2019Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2019Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2019BugleAjuga reptans2019BugleAjuga reptans2019HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2019Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2019Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2019Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2019Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2019Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2019Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019SanicleSanicula europaea2019SanicleSanicula europaea2019Events & activities nearby
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