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ROCKBEARE MANOR

52 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome52 ha

Getting here

50.73791, -3.37726

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue 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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: ROCKBEARE MANOR INCLUDING TERRACES ADJOINING TO SOUTH; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +61 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Jacobaea, Hogweed, Creeping Cinquefoil +171 more · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
East Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Ashclyst Blue WalkWalking route
Named routeRef ABLUELocal walking route
Ashclyst Red WalkWalking route
Named routeRef AREDRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
Killerton to Clyston MillCycling route

Devonshire Countryside, Sparrow Park, Estate Farms, Clyston Mill, River Clyst

Named routeRef KBFCTPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route E4Cycling route
Named routeRef E4Local cycle route
Route E3Cycling route
Named routeRef E3Local cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Park, Rockbeare Manor

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Park, Rockbeare Manor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hayes SquareUrban park2.8 km→🌱Hayes SquareUrban park2.8 km→🌱Cranbrook Play ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Cranbrook Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Cranbrook Ecology ParkUrban park2.1 km→🐄Greendale Farm TrailVisitor farm4.2 km→