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50.95709, -4.30020
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▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Rowan, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +30 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Male-fern, Cleavers +245 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Male-fern, Cleavers +245 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Meadow Brown, Brimstone +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Meadow Brown, Brimstone +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
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Wildlife to spot
2,097 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,097 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +39
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2020 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2020 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2020 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2020 Teal Anas crecca2020 Coot Fulica atra2020 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2020 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Painted Lady · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Lily Beetle · Leucozona glaucia +6
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2020 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2019 Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Sericomyia silentis Water-Starwort · Wild Strawberry · Holly · Germander Speedwell · Nipplewort +39
Water-Starwort Callitriche Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2019 Holly Ilex aquifolium2019 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2019 Nipplewort Lapsana communis2019 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,097 records · National Biodiversity Network Moorhen · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +39
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2020 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2020 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2020 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2020 Teal Anas crecca2020 Coot Fulica atra2020 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2020 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Painted Lady · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Lily Beetle · Leucozona glaucia +6
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2020 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2019 Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Sericomyia silentis Water-Starwort · Wild Strawberry · Holly · Germander Speedwell · Nipplewort +39
Water-Starwort Callitriche Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2019 Holly Ilex aquifolium2019 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2019 Nipplewort Lapsana communis2019 Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis2024
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2024
Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2019
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2019
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2019
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2019
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2019
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2019
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2019
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2019
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2019
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2019
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2019
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2019
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2019
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2019
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2019
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2019
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2019
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2019
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2019
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2019
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2019
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2019
Ivy Hedera helix2019
Ivy Hedera helix2019
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2019
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2019
Gorse Ulex europaeus2019
Gorse Ulex europaeus2019
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2019
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2019
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2019
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2019
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2019
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2019
Ramsons Allium ursinum2019
Ramsons Allium ursinum2019
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2019
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2019
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2019
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2019
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2019
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2019
Beech Fagus sylvatica2019
Beech Fagus sylvatica2019
Greater Plantain Plantago major2019
Greater Plantain Plantago major2019
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2019
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2019
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2019
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2019
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2019
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2019
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2019
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2019
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2019
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2019
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2019
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2019
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2019
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2019
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2019
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2019
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2019
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2019
White Clover Trifolium repens2019
White Clover Trifolium repens2019
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2019
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2019
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2019
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2019
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2019
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2019
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2019
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2019
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2019
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2019 