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📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 226m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 226m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

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10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Peacock +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Peacock +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Elder, Navelwort +66 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Bluebell, Elder, Navelwort +66 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Rowan, Hazel +12 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Broadhembury Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeRef BCW1Local walking route

Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route

Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

2,610 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,610 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummer

2026

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blackbird +51

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2019
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
SwiftApus apus2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2012
RavenCorvus corax2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2017
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2014
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2013

🦌

Mammals10 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Otter · Hedgehog · Roe Deer +5

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
OtterLutra lutra2016
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2020
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
Fallow DeerDama dama2016

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Great Crested Newt · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Common ToadBufo bufo2024

🐟

Fish3 species

summer

2019

European Eel · Brown/Sea Trout · Bullhead

European EelAnguilla anguilla
Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta
BullheadCottus perifretum

🐝

Insects50 species

summerautumn

2025

Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Peacock · Harlequin Ladybird · Small White +45

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
PeacockAglais io2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2019
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
BumblebeeBombus2016
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2016
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2015
Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
HornetVespa crabro2021
Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2020
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2019
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2019
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018
Clouded YellowColias croceus2018
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2018
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Cantharis figurataCantharis figurata2017
Chrysolina staphylaeaChrysolina staphylaea2017
Convolvulus Hawk-mothAgrius convolvuli2015

🌿

Plants69 species

summer

2022

Bluebell · Elder · Navelwort · Greater Stitchwort · Rowan +64

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
ElderSambucus nigra2019
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2019
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019
RowanSorbus aucuparia2019
HazelCorylus2019
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
BeechFagus sylvatica2019
HollyIlex aquifolium2019
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2016
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2016
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2016
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2016
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2019
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2019
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2019
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019
WillowSalix2019
BirchBetula2019
OakQuercus2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
AlderAlnus glutinosa2019
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2018
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2016
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2013
Common SedgeCarex nigra2013
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2013
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2013
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2013
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2013
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2013
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2013
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2013
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2013
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2013
BrambleRubus fruticosus2013
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2013
Bush VetchVicia sepium2013
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2013
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2013
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2013
Goat WillowSalix caprea2013
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2013
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2013
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2013
Hedera helixHedera helix2013
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2013
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2013
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2013
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2013
Bristle BentAgrostis curtisii2013
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2013
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2013
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2013
Red FescueFestuca rubra2013
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2013
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2013
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2013
Common NettleUrtica dioica2013
TormentilPotentilla erecta2013
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2013
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2013
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2013
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2013

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,610 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springsummer

2026

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blackbird +51

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2019
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
SwiftApus apus2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2012
RavenCorvus corax2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2017
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2014
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2013

🦌

Mammals10 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Otter · Hedgehog · Roe Deer +5

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
OtterLutra lutra2016
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2020
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
Fallow DeerDama dama2016

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Great Crested Newt · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Common ToadBufo bufo2024

🐟

Fish3 species

summer

2019

European Eel · Brown/Sea Trout · Bullhead

European EelAnguilla anguilla
Brown/Sea TroutSalmo trutta
BullheadCottus perifretum

🐝

Insects50 species

summerautumn

2025

Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Peacock · Harlequin Ladybird · Small White +45

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
PeacockAglais io2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2024
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2019
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
BumblebeeBombus2016
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2016
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2015
Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2023
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
HornetVespa crabro2021
Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2020
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2019
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2019
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018
Clouded YellowColias croceus2018
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2018
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Cantharis figurataCantharis figurata2017
Chrysolina staphylaeaChrysolina staphylaea2017
Convolvulus Hawk-mothAgrius convolvuli2015

🌿

Plants69 species

summer

2022

Bluebell · Elder · Navelwort · Greater Stitchwort · Rowan +64

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
ElderSambucus nigra2019
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2019
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019
RowanSorbus aucuparia2019
HazelCorylus2019
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
BeechFagus sylvatica2019
HollyIlex aquifolium2019
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2016
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2016
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2016
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2016
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2019
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2019
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2019
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2019
WillowSalix2019
BirchBetula2019
OakQuercus2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
AlderAlnus glutinosa2019
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2018
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2016
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2013
Common SedgeCarex nigra2013
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2013
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2013
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2013
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2013
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2013
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2013
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2013
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2013
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2013
BrambleRubus fruticosus2013
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2013
Bush VetchVicia sepium2013
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2013
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2013
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2013
Goat WillowSalix caprea2013
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2013
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2013
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2013
Hedera helixHedera helix2013
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2013
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2013
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2013
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2013
Bristle BentAgrostis curtisii2013
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2013
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2013
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2013
Red FescueFestuca rubra2013
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2013
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2013
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2013
Common NettleUrtica dioica2013
TormentilPotentilla erecta2013
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2013
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2013
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2013
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2013

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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