Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
50.91771, -3.10496
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Channel to ChannelWalking route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Herepath Trail - Castle NerocheWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTnLocal walking route
Staple Fitzpaine HerepathWalking route▾
Named routeRef SFHLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
Herepath Trail - Blagdon HillWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,606 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,606 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Grebe · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Mallard · Coal Tit +28
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TealAnas crecca
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Natterer's Bat · Hazel Dormouse
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Cercopis vulnerata · Green Shieldbug · Eyed Ladybird · Stenocorus meridianus · Green Dock Beetle +16
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus
- Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- Common Darter
Wood Avens · Cock's-foot · Elder · Ground-elder · Barren Strawberry +48
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- HazelCorylus avellana
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,606 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Grebe · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Mallard · Coal Tit +28
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TealAnas crecca
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Natterer's Bat · Hazel Dormouse
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Cercopis vulnerata · Green Shieldbug · Eyed Ladybird · Stenocorus meridianus · Green Dock Beetle +16
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus
- Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- Common Darter
Wood Avens · Cock's-foot · Elder · Ground-elder · Barren Strawberry +48
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- HazelCorylus avellana
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum2024
Sympetrum striolatum2024
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2024Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2024Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2024Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2024Indet. MothflyPsychodidae2024Indet. MothflyPsychodidae2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Mint Leaf BeetleChrysolina herbacea2024Mint Leaf BeetleChrysolina herbacea2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaPolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgareDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2023Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2023Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2023Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023RaspberryRubus idaeus2023RaspberryRubus idaeus2023Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023Hard RushJuncus inflexus2023Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023BeechFagus sylvatica2023BeechFagus sylvatica2023Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2023Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023TutsanHypericum androsaemum2023TutsanHypericum androsaemum2023Silver BirchBetula pendula2023Silver BirchBetula pendula2023Events & activities nearby
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