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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
50.91861, -3.10535
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mallard
- ✦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
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mallard
- ✦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 — Moorhen, Mallard, Little Grebe +51 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Little Grebe +51 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Large White, Red Admiral +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Common Smoothcap, River Feather-moss +55 more · last seen 2018
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Channel to ChannelWalking route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Herepath Trail - Castle NerocheWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTnLocal walking route
Staple Fitzpaine HerepathWalking route▾
Named routeRef SFHLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
Herepath Trail - Blagdon HillWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
Photos
Bridge and upper lake at Otterhead
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Wildlife to spot
7,215 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,215 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Grebe · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Mallard · Robin +28
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TealAnas crecca
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Natterer's Bat · Hazel Dormouse
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Cercopis vulnerata · Green Shieldbug · Eyed Ladybird · Stenocorus meridianus · Green Dock Beetle +16
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus
- Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- Common Darter
White Clover · Barren Strawberry · Holly · Common Nettle · Bush Vetch +45
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,215 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Grebe · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Mallard · Robin +28
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TealAnas crecca
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Natterer's Bat · Hazel Dormouse
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Cercopis vulnerata · Green Shieldbug · Eyed Ladybird · Stenocorus meridianus · Green Dock Beetle +16
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus
- Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- Common Darter
White Clover · Barren Strawberry · Holly · Common Nettle · Bush Vetch +45
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum2024
Sympetrum striolatum2024
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Mint Leaf BeetleChrysolina herbacea2024Mint Leaf BeetleChrysolina herbacea2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2024Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2024Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2024Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2024Indet. MothflyPsychodidae2024Indet. MothflyPsychodidae2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataPolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgareDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2023Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2023Water MintMentha aquatica2023Water MintMentha aquatica2023Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2023Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2023Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2023Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2023Remote SedgeCarex remota2023Remote SedgeCarex remota2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2023Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2023Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2023Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2023Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2023Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2023