GREAT TORRINGTON CEMETERY
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🧺Picnic
Public accessDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
50.95419, -4.15610
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Great Torrington CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef GTC
Rolle Roadpublic footpath · 672 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 672 mPath type: track
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
Railed Fundamental Bench Mark and Play Area on Great Torrington Common
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,212 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,212 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Azure Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter +37
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Blue-tailed Damselfly
Slender Knapweed · Meadowsweet · Agrimony
- Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,212 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Azure Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter +37
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Blue-tailed Damselfly
Slender Knapweed · Meadowsweet · Agrimony
- Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans2025
Ischnura elegans2025
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