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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
50.86665, -3.33235
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood +105 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Bluebell, Hairy Bitter-cress +180 more · last seen 2018
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Broadhembury Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef BCW1Local walking route
Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route
Uffculme Village TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef UFT
Willand Village TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WVTLocal walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link to Tiverton ParkwayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1 km▾
Named routeLength 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route672 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 672 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route993 m▾
Named routeLength 993 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Terraced houses in Silver Street
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,117 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,117 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2025▾
Stonechat · Swift · Barn Owl · Wren · Great Tit +32
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Long-eared Bat species
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018
- BatChiroptera2018
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2020▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2018
🐝Insects62 species
springsummer
2022▾
Large White · Small White · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +57
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021
Southern Marsh-orchid
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,117 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2025▾
Stonechat · Swift · Barn Owl · Wren · Great Tit +32
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Long-eared Bat species
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2018
- BatChiroptera2018
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2020▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2018
🐝Insects62 species
springsummer
2022▾
Large White · Small White · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +57
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021
Southern Marsh-orchid
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hylemya vagans
Hylemya vagans
Hylemya vagans2021
Hylemya vagans2021
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018PeacockAglais io2018PeacockAglais io2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumBotanophila striolataBotanophila striolata2021Botanophila striolataBotanophila striolata2021Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2021Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2021Delia florilegaDelia florilega2021Delia florilegaDelia florilega2021Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata2021Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata2021Delia platuraDelia platura2021Delia platuraDelia platura2021Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2020Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2020Hydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennis2019Hydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennis2019Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2019Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2019Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2019Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2018Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2018Silver YAutographa gamma2018Silver YAutographa gamma2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Brevicornu verralliBrevicornu verralli2018Brevicornu verralliBrevicornu verralli2018Scirtes hemisphaericusScirtes hemisphaericusScirtes hemisphaericusScirtes hemisphaericusBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2021Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2021Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2021Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2021Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021Macrocera vittataMacrocera vittata2020Macrocera vittataMacrocera vittata2020Anthomyia procellarisAnthomyia procellaris2020Anthomyia procellarisAnthomyia procellaris2020Yellow-legged CenturionSargus flavipes2020Yellow-legged CenturionSargus flavipes2020Neoplatyura biumbrataNeoplatyura biumbrata2020Neoplatyura biumbrataNeoplatyura biumbrata2020Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2020Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2020Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2020Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2020Hylemya variataHylemya variata2020Hylemya variataHylemya variata2020Sarcophaga aratrixSarcophaga aratrix2020Sarcophaga aratrixSarcophaga aratrix2020Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2020Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2020Mycetophila unicolorMycetophila unicolor2020Mycetophila unicolorMycetophila unicolor2020Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2020Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2020Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2019Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2019Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2019Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2019Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2019Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2019Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019Common WaspVespula vulgaris2018Common WaspVespula vulgaris2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2018Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2018Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2018Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2018Yellow-legged Black LegionnaireBeris morrisii2018Yellow-legged Black LegionnaireBeris morrisii2018Delia criniventrisDelia criniventris2018Delia criniventrisDelia criniventris2018Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2018Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2018Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018Dock BugCoreus marginatus2018Dock BugCoreus marginatus2018Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2018Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2018Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2018Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017Events & activities nearby
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