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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.18179, -4.15023
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- 🐕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
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
- 🐕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 — Mallard, Moorhen, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 27
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wood Vetch, Curly Waterweed +12 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Woolacombe Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCTLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 4: Combe Martin to Woolacombe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 5: Woolacombe to Braunton)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 278Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 278National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route243 m▾
Named routeRef 278Length 243 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 278Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route88 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 88 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,946 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,946 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mallard · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +43
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog · Water Shrew · Wood Mouse
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
Azure Damselfly · Scarce Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · 10-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +15
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Volucella bombylans
🌿Plants1 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Japanese Knotweed
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,946 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mallard · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +43
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog · Water Shrew · Wood Mouse
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
Azure Damselfly · Scarce Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · 10-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +15
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Volucella bombylans
🌿Plants1 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Japanese Knotweed
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumWoolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerumWoolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerumOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusViolet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceusViolet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceusStable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2024Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024