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50.74733, -2.99655
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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Cockchafer, Dock Bug, Common Leaf Weevil +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Dock Bug, Common Leaf Weevil +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map East Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Listed length 61km Regional walking route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 45: Sidmouth to Seaton) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 46: Seaton to Seatown) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to Dawlish Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 172 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 172 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 57 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 57 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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19,293 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,293 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +41
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Curlew Numenius arquata Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Bog Bush-cricket · Common Cockchafer · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Dock Bug +27
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2024 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,293 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +41
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Tawny Owl Strix aluco Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Curlew Numenius arquata Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Bog Bush-cricket · Common Cockchafer · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Dock Bug +27
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2024 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2024
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2024
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Syrphus Syrphus2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2024
Silpha tristis Silpha tristis2024
Silpha tristis Silpha tristis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 