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KYNOCH'S FORESHORE

37 ha

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

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51.00769, -4.20207

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Little Egret
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Little Egret
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Picnic spot

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit +59 more · last seen 2026; Nature reserve

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area; Nature reserve — public outdoor space

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Nature reserve; Birds — Wigeon, Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — nature reserve

Free

Forest walks

Strong match

Nature reserve

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Tarka TrailWalking route

Named routeRef TTRegional walking route

Appledore Community TrailWalking route

Named routeRef ACT

South West Coast Path (Section 7: Instow to Westward Ho! )Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

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Cycling

20 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 route294 m

Named routeRef 3Length 294 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.8 km

Named routeRef 3Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,388 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,388 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummer

2026

Wigeon · Little Egret · Black-tailed Godwit · Oystercatcher · Woodpigeon +57

WigeonMareca penelope2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rissa tridactyla tridactylaRissa tridactyla tridactyla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Gulosus aristotelis aristotelisGulosus aristotelis aristotelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SerinSerinus serinus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025

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Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Weasel

WeaselMustela nivalis

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2026

Azure Damselfly · White-legged Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Scarce Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly +11

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Beautiful Demoiselle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,388 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummer

2026

Wigeon · Little Egret · Black-tailed Godwit · Oystercatcher · Woodpigeon +57

WigeonMareca penelope2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rissa tridactyla tridactylaRissa tridactyla tridactyla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Gulosus aristotelis aristotelisGulosus aristotelis aristotelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SerinSerinus serinus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Weasel

WeaselMustela nivalis

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2026

Azure Damselfly · White-legged Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Scarce Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly +11

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Beautiful Demoiselle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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