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50.71742, -3.34860
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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Robin, Stonechat, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Stonechat, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Meadow Grasshopper +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Meadow Grasshopper +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
East Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Listed length 61km Regional walking route
Show on map Otter Valley Walk Walking route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref OVW Length 20 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Coleridge Link Walking route 14.5 km ▾
A circular route in the Otter Valley.
Named route Ref COL Length 14.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Orange Way Walking route 560 km ▾
Named route Ref ORW Length 560 km Regional walking route
Show on map Exeter to Honiton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EXHON Regional walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 248 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 248 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route E4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref E4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route E3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref E3 Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 46 m ▾
Named route Length 46 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 242 m ▾
Named route Ref 248 Length 242 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 642 m ▾
Named route Ref 248 Length 642 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
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9,739 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,739 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Stonechat · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Long-tailed Tit +42
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Siskin Spinus spinus Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Snipe Gallinago gallinago Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Lizard · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Keeled Skimmer · Emerald Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Bog Bush-cricket +16
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,739 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Stonechat · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Long-tailed Tit +42
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Siskin Spinus spinus Raven Corvus corax Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Snipe Gallinago gallinago Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Lizard · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Keeled Skimmer · Emerald Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Bog Bush-cricket +16
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Ditrichophora calceata Ditrichophora calceata
Ditrichophora calceata Ditrichophora calceata
Rhamphomyia erythrophthalma Rhamphomyia erythrophthalma
Rhamphomyia erythrophthalma Rhamphomyia erythrophthalma
Rhamphomyia variabilis Rhamphomyia variabilis
Rhamphomyia variabilis Rhamphomyia variabilis
Parydra coarctata Parydra coarctata
Parydra coarctata Parydra coarctata
Parydra littoralis Parydra littoralis
Parydra littoralis Parydra littoralis
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 