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RSPCA Animal Rescue Centre

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsDogs
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.71164, -3.57191

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 249m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Herring Gull +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Herring Gull +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Psychoda sigma, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Psychoda sigma, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Farm visits

Animal sanctuary or shelter

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Exeter Green CircleWalking route
Named routeRef EGCLocal walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
Pinhoe to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef PEWLocal walking route
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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route
Named routeRef E1Local cycle route
Route E9Cycling route
Named routeRef E9Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Exeter LCN E12Cycling route
Named routeRef E12Local cycle route
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Little Valley Animal Shelter, Black Hat Lane

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Little Valley Animal Shelter, Black Hat Lane

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