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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.11931, -4.20556
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whitethroat and Chiffchaff
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whitethroat and Chiffchaff
- ✦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 — Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown-banded Carder Bee, Common Carder Bee, Large Yellow Underwing +171 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bracken, Hart's-Tongue, Pom-pom weed +93 more · last seen 2024
Free
Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 5: Woolacombe to Braunton)
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka Trail - Croyde to Saunton Circular RouteWalking route6 km▾
Stunning views of Croyde Bay and Braunton Burrows with walk along Croyde beach
Named routeRef TTCLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 6: Braunton to Instow)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 5: Woolacombe to Braunton)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 278Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 278National Cycle Network
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 route243 m▾
Named routeRef 278Length 243 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hannaburrow Lanebridleway · 157 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 157 mPath type: unclassified
Hannaburrow Lanebridleway · 718 m▾
Very tricky downhill riding. MTB Only. Walk up only.
Public pathbridlewayLength 718 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
9,810 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,810 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Whitethroat · Linnet · Cetti's Warbler · Blackcap +51
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RavenCorvus corax
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Large Red Damselfly · Dock Bug · Red Poplar Leaf Beetle · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +8
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Red Poplar Leaf BeetleChrysomela populi2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Broad-bodied Chaser
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,810 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Whitethroat · Linnet · Cetti's Warbler · Blackcap +51
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RavenCorvus corax
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Large Red Damselfly · Dock Bug · Red Poplar Leaf Beetle · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +8
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Red Poplar Leaf BeetleChrysomela populi2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Broad-bodied Chaser
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula depressa2025
Libellula depressa2025
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025SyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025