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Getting here
50.81844, -4.10267
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Blackbird
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Mallard +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Mallard +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Straw Dot, Setaceous Hebrew Character +472 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Water-pepper, Red Currant +5 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Hatherleigh Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTCLocal walking route
Hatherleigh CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef HC
28 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 route552 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 552 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route513 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 513 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,250 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,250 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Swallow · Starling · Barn Owl · Fieldfare · Grasshopper Warbler +1
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2022▾
Hazel Dormouse · Otter
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- OtterLutra lutra
Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Exechia fusca · Brevicornu sericoma · Brevicornu griseicolle +48
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021
- Exechia fuscaExechia fusca2021
- Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma2021
- Brevicornu griseicolleBrevicornu griseicolle2021
- Deer KedLipoptena cervi
Meadow Buttercup · Common Bent · Bugle · Hybrid Cinquefoil · Enchanter's-nightshade +96
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Hybrid CinquefoilPotentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixta
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
- White Clover
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,250 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Swallow · Starling · Barn Owl · Fieldfare · Grasshopper Warbler +1
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2022▾
Hazel Dormouse · Otter
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- OtterLutra lutra
Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Exechia fusca · Brevicornu sericoma · Brevicornu griseicolle +48
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021
- Exechia fuscaExechia fusca2021
- Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma2021
- Brevicornu griseicolleBrevicornu griseicolle2021
- Deer KedLipoptena cervi
Meadow Buttercup · Common Bent · Bugle · Hybrid Cinquefoil · Enchanter's-nightshade +96
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Hybrid CinquefoilPotentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixta
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
- White Clover
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris2021Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris2021Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021Botanophila striolataBotanophila striolata2020Botanophila striolataBotanophila striolata2020Cheilotrichia cinerascensCheilotrichia cinerascens2022Cheilotrichia cinerascensCheilotrichia cinerascens2022Molophilus mediusMolophilus medius2022Molophilus mediusMolophilus medius2022Dicranophragma nemoraleDicranophragma nemorale2022Dicranophragma nemoraleDicranophragma nemorale2022Dicranomyia autumnalisDicranomyia autumnalis2022Dicranomyia autumnalisDicranomyia autumnalis2022Nephrotoma dorsalisNephrotoma dorsalis2022Nephrotoma dorsalisNephrotoma dorsalis2022Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata2022Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata2022Molophilus cinereifronsMolophilus cinereifrons2022Molophilus cinereifronsMolophilus cinereifrons2022Opetia nigraOpetia nigra2021Opetia nigraOpetia nigra2021Pherbellia scutellarisPherbellia scutellaris2021Pherbellia scutellarisPherbellia scutellaris2021Suillia notataSuillia notata2021Suillia notataSuillia notata2021Suillia atricornisSuillia atricornis2021Suillia atricornisSuillia atricornis2021Dryope flaveolaDryope flaveola2021Dryope flaveolaDryope flaveola2021Rymosia affinisRymosia affinis2021Rymosia affinisRymosia affinis2021Suillia bicolorSuillia bicolor2021Suillia bicolorSuillia bicolor2021Mycetophila ocellusMycetophila ocellus2021Mycetophila ocellusMycetophila ocellus2021Mycomya neohyalinataMycomya neohyalinata2021Mycomya neohyalinataMycomya neohyalinata2021Tipula paganaTipula pagana2021Tipula paganaTipula pagana2021Mydaea corniMydaea corni2021Mydaea corniMydaea corni2021Mycetophila deflexaMycetophila deflexa2021Mycetophila deflexaMycetophila deflexa2021Madiza glabraMadiza glabra2021Madiza glabraMadiza glabra2021Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2021Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2021Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021SepsisSepsis2021SepsisSepsis2021Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2021Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2021LuciliaLucilia2021LuciliaLucilia2021Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2021Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2021Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Achyrolimonia decemmaculataAchyrolimonia decemmaculata2021Achyrolimonia decemmaculataAchyrolimonia decemmaculata2021Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2021Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2021House WindowflyScenopinus fenestralis2021House WindowflyScenopinus fenestralis2021Leia cylindricaLeia cylindrica2021Leia cylindricaLeia cylindrica2021Neoempheria bimaculataNeoempheria bimaculata2021Neoempheria bimaculataNeoempheria bimaculata2021Isoneuromyia semirufaIsoneuromyia semirufa2021Isoneuromyia semirufaIsoneuromyia semirufa2021Heteromyza rotundicornisHeteromyza rotundicornis2021Heteromyza rotundicornisHeteromyza rotundicornis2021Yellow-legged CenturionSargus flavipes2020Yellow-legged CenturionSargus flavipes2020Chamaepsila rosaeChamaepsila rosae2020Chamaepsila rosaeChamaepsila rosae2020Sarcophaga vagansSarcophaga vagans2020Sarcophaga vagansSarcophaga vagans2020Pherbellia schoenherriPherbellia schoenherri2020Pherbellia schoenherriPherbellia schoenherri2020Green GemMicrochrysa flavicornis2020Green GemMicrochrysa flavicornis2020Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2020Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2020Pteromicra angustipennisPteromicra angustipennis2020Pteromicra angustipennisPteromicra angustipennis2020Sarcophaga variegataSarcophaga variegata2020Sarcophaga variegataSarcophaga variegata2020Trifolium repens
Trifolium repens
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisCommon DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorSherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardiiSherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardiiHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubra