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Getting here
50.64655, -3.46515
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Black-headed Gull
- ✦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
- 🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Black-headed Gull
- ✦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
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Black-headed Gull, Curlew +102 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: POWDERHAM CASTLE; Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Black-headed Gull, Curlew +102 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Insect spotting
Strong match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Common Darter, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides, Green Shieldbug +1 more · last seen 2025
Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
12 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
East Devon WayWalking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth)Walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 44: Exmouth to Sidmouth)Walking route
🚴Cycling
95 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Main RouteCycling route20 m
N/ACycling route243 m
Main RouteCycling route28 m
Wildlife to spot
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