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Mole Avon Country Stores

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📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.77864, -3.00419

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mute Swan
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🐾Mole Avon Country Stores on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlaygroundFarm visit

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Mute Swan, Grey Heron +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Mute Swan, Grey Heron +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Field Grasshopper, Green Shieldbug, Dock Bug +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Farm visits

Farm shop

Varies

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
East Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Liberty TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LIBRegional walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Horslearspublic footpath · 68 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mPath type: residential
Abbey Closepublic footpath · 71 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Coombefield Lanepublic footpath · 57 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 57 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route172 m
Named routeRef 2Length 172 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 2Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route148 m
Named routeRef 2Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mole Avon entrance, Axminster

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mole Avon entrance, Axminster

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