Holy Family Catholic Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.67519, -3.83992
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕The Old Forge Caffe and Restaurant — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕The Old Forge Caffe and Restaurant — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Small White +202 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Himalayan Balsam, Beech +20 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Moretonhampstead North Bovey CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef MNBLocal cycle route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route17.1 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,049 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,049 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2026▾
Swallow · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +40
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Volucella pellucens · Hornet Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle +28
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,049 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2026▾
Swallow · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +40
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Volucella pellucens · Hornet Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle +28
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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