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Places › England › South West › East Devon Getting here
50.75755, -3.46566
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. ☕ Branches — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐄 Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning. ☕ Branches — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Hornet Hoverfly, Acupalpus meridianus +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Hornet Hoverfly, Acupalpus meridianus +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 29 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Counties Way Walking route 90 km ▾
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Named route Ref TCW Length 90 km Regional walking route
Show on map Exeter Green Circle Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EGC Local walking route
Show on map Exe Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EVW Regional walking route
Show on map Devonshire Heartland Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DHW Regional walking route
Show on map Dunsford to Exeter Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DEW Regional walking route
Show on map Hatchland Road public footpath · 195 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 195 m Path type: residential
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref E1 Local cycle route
Show on map Route E9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref E9 Local cycle route
Show on map Exeter LCN E2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref E2 Local cycle route
Show on map Exeter LCN E12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref E12 Local cycle route
Show on map Killerton to Clyston Mill Cycling route ▾
Devonshire Countryside, Sparrow Park, Estate Farms, Clyston Mill, River Clyst
Named route Ref KBFCT Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route E4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref E4 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Poltimore House: west front
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Wildlife to spot
8,617 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,617 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren +43
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Field Vole · Roe Deer
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Hornet Hoverfly · Rhombic Leatherbug · Physiphora alceae +5
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Physiphora alceae Physiphora alceae Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Melangyna umbellatarum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,617 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren +43
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Field Vole · Roe Deer
Field Vole Microtus agrestis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Hornet Hoverfly · Rhombic Leatherbug · Physiphora alceae +5
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Rhombic Leatherbug Syromastus rhombeus Physiphora alceae Physiphora alceae Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Melangyna umbellatarum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melangyna umbellatarum
Melangyna umbellatarum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Metoecus paradoxus Metoecus paradoxus
Metoecus paradoxus Metoecus paradoxus 