Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.31602, -3.83299
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Little Egret
- ✦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
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Little Egret
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Little Egret, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Little Egret, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Green Furrow Bee +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 28
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (section 37 Newton Ferrers to Bigbury on Sea)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 38: Bigbury on Sea to Salcombe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Avon Estuary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef AEWLocal walking route
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route231 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 231 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route631 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 631 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route162 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 162 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Aveton Gifford, St. Andrew
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