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Places › England › South West › North Devon Getting here
51.23650, -3.76941
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Stonechat, Blue Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Stonechat, Blue Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Beautiful Demoiselle +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Yorkshire-fog, Common Bent +54 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Yorkshire-fog, Common Bent +54 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Rough Hawkbit, Autumn Hawkbit +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Moors Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MW Listed length 166 Regional walking route
Show on map Tarka Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TT Regional walking route
Show on map Countisbury circular walk via Winston's Path Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Watersmeet to Ash Bridge circular walk Walking route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref WAC Length 3.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Countisbury figure of eight walk Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN 3 to NCN 51 Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 10.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 10.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 508 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 508 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 69 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 69 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos The coast path passing through Chubhill Wood
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Wildlife to spot
5,262 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,262 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stonechat · Meadow Pipit · Linnet · Blackbird · Blue Tit +43
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dipper Cinclus cinclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Raven Corvus corax2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Red Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Red Deer Cervus elaphus Adder
🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Beautiful Demoiselle
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Crested Dog's-tail · Common Sorrel · Common Bent · White Clover · Ribwort Plantain +17
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Common Bent Agrostis capillaris White Clover Trifolium repens Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,262 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stonechat · Meadow Pipit · Linnet · Blackbird · Blue Tit +43
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dipper Cinclus cinclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Skylark Alauda arvensis Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Raven Corvus corax2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Red Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Red Deer Cervus elaphus Adder
🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Beautiful Demoiselle
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Crested Dog's-tail · Common Sorrel · Common Bent · White Clover · Ribwort Plantain +17
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Common Bent Agrostis capillaris White Clover Trifolium repens Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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