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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.17360, -3.79567
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Raven
- ✦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
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Raven
- ✦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 — Peregrine, Raven, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Peregrine, Raven, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Darter, Four-spotted Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tormentil, Bracken, Heather +141 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
NCN 3 to NCN 51 LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
N/ACycling route10.7 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 10.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Lotus corniculatus
Lotus corniculatus
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