Sidford packhorse bridge, Church Street
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.70295, -3.22291
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 193m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 193m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Purple Brittlegill, Porcelain Fungus, Deer Shield +55 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Bush-cricket, Gatekeeper +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Otter Valley WalkWalking route20 km▾
Named routeRef OVWLength 20 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Coleridge LinkWalking route14.5 km▾
A circular route in the Otter Valley.
Named routeRef COLLength 14.5 kmLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 44: Exmouth to Sidmouth)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 45: Sidmouth to Seaton)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 248Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 248National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route242 m▾
Named routeRef 248Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route642 m▾
Named routeRef 248Length 642 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route358 m▾
Named routeRef 248Length 358 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route436 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 436 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Listed packhorse bridge at Sidford
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Wildlife to spot
28,095 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,095 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie +38
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GannetMorus bassanus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Speckled Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Muscina prolapsa · Vagrant Emperor +1
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Muscina prolapsaMuscina prolapsa
- Vagrant EmperorAnax ephippiger2025
- River SkaterAquarius najas2025
Deceiver · White Saddle · Wood Blewits · Oak Toothcrust · Liver Milkcap +43
- DeceiverLaccaria laccata
- White SaddleHelvella crispa
- Wood BlewitsLepista nuda
- Oak ToothcrustRadulomyces molaris
- Liver MilkcapLactarius hepaticus
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,095 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie +38
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GannetMorus bassanus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Speckled Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Muscina prolapsa · Vagrant Emperor +1
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Muscina prolapsaMuscina prolapsa
- Vagrant EmperorAnax ephippiger2025
- River SkaterAquarius najas2025
Deceiver · White Saddle · Wood Blewits · Oak Toothcrust · Liver Milkcap +43
- DeceiverLaccaria laccata
- White SaddleHelvella crispa
- Wood BlewitsLepista nuda
- Oak ToothcrustRadulomyces molaris
- Liver MilkcapLactarius hepaticus
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas