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KILLERTON HOUSE

170 ha

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BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome170 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Herring Gull +49 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: CHAPEL OF THE HOLY EVANGELISTS; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Herring Gull +49 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2026

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Ashclyst Blue WalkWalking route
Named routeRef ABLUELocal walking route
Watery Lanepublic footpath · 131 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 131 m
Watery Lanepublic footpath · 202 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 202 mPath type: path
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
Killerton to Clyston MillCycling route

Devonshire Countryside, Sparrow Park, Estate Farms, Clyston Mill, River Clyst

Named routeRef KBFCTPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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