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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.95117, -4.14730
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 192m away — 8 car parks within reach, toilets nearby
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 192m away — 8 car parks within reach, toilets nearby
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Great Torrington CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef GTC
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
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Wildlife to spot
12,029 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,029 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects26 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Speckled Bush-cricket · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Azure Damselfly +21
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Slender Knapweed
- Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,029 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects26 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Speckled Bush-cricket · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Azure Damselfly +21
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Slender Knapweed
- Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus2025
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataViolet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceusViolet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusCramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2025Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta2025Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta2025