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Getting here
51.04305, -3.55705
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Great Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Great Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit, Dipper +45 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit, Dipper +45 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Marmalade Hoverfly +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Bent, Yorkshire-fog +83 more · last seen 2022
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Pound Walkpublic footpath · 213 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 213 mPath type: footway
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route69 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route272 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 272 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Oldberry Lanerestricted byway · 49 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 49 mPath type: unclassified
Oldberry Lanerestricted byway · 49 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 49 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Photos
Oldberry Lane climbing up from the Barle Valley
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,618 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,618 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Pied Flycatcher · Dipper · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +33
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Cockchafer · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Odontocerum albicorne · Garden Chafer +5
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Trailing Bellflower · Great Willowherb · Broad-leaved Willowherb · Annual Meadow-grass · Dandelion +74
- Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
- DandelionTaraxacum2023
- Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,618 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Pied Flycatcher · Dipper · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +33
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Cockchafer · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Odontocerum albicorne · Garden Chafer +5
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Trailing Bellflower · Great Willowherb · Broad-leaved Willowherb · Annual Meadow-grass · Dandelion +74
- Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
- DandelionTaraxacum2023
- Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens2024Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Wild Strawberry
Wild Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
Fragaria vesca
Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifoliumFig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifoliumArgentinian VervainVerbena bonariensisArgentinian VervainVerbena bonariensisGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusPerennial CornflowerCentaurea montanaPerennial CornflowerCentaurea montanaPapaver orientalePapaver orientalePapaver orientalePapaver orientaleBroad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusBroad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusHopHumulus lupulusHopHumulus lupulusSymphoricarposSymphoricarposSymphoricarposSymphoricarposFoxtailAlopecurusFoxtailAlopecurusEqual-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrumEqual-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrumSisyrinchiumSisyrinchiumSisyrinchiumSisyrinchiumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumBread WheatTriticum aestivumBread WheatTriticum aestivumGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2024Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2024Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024HemlockConium maculatum2024HemlockConium maculatum2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicolaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola2024Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicolaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola2024SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Henry's HoneysuckleLonicera henryi2024Henry's HoneysuckleLonicera henryi2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2024Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Common CalamintClinopodium ascendens2024Common CalamintClinopodium ascendens2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Remote SedgeCarex remota2024Remote SedgeCarex remota2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2024Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2024American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2024American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023Events & activities nearby
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