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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.06688, -4.12882
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 147m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 147m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Oystercatcher +77 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Oystercatcher +77 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Helophilus pendulus +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Barnstaple Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BHTLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 6: Braunton to Instow)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 5: Woolacombe to Braunton)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Appledore Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef ACT
67 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 route64 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route47 m▾
Named routeLength 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
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North Devon : Griggs Field
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Wildlife to spot
40,495 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
40,495 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Teal · Oystercatcher · Redshank +42
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Frog
🐝Insects9 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Helophilus pendulus +4
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
40,495 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Teal · Oystercatcher · Redshank +42
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Frog
🐝Insects9 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Helophilus pendulus +4
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas