Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
50.95391, -4.15847
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Violet Oil-beetle, Dock Bug +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Great Torrington CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef GTC
Rolle Roadpublic footpath · 672 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 672 mPath type: track
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
Constructing the Mayflower for November 5th at Great Torrington
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,810 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,810 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +30
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Azure Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Large Red Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Speckled Bush-cricket +21
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Harlequin Ladybird
Slender Knapweed · Meadowsweet · Agrimony
- Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,810 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +30
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Azure Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Large Red Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Speckled Bush-cricket +21
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Harlequin Ladybird
Slender Knapweed · Meadowsweet · Agrimony
- Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2025Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2025Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceusViolet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceusDock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Events & activities nearby
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