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50.73847, -2.90220
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blackcap ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 211m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blackcap ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 211m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Eristalis pertinax +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 46: Seaton to Seatown); Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 46: Seaton to Seatown)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Smuggler's Trail, Golden Cap Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Langdon Hill walk, Golden Cap Walking route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 0:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map East Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Listed length 61km Regional walking route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map Five Acres public footpath · 187 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 187 m Path type: residential
Show on map Double Common public footpath · 87 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 87 m Path type: residential
Show on map Five Acres public footpath · 84 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 84 m Path type: residential
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 442 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 442 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 525 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 525 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 560 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 560 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 310 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 310 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
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Wildlife to spot
47,355 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,355 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Swallow · Herring Gull · House Sparrow +43
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Turnstone Arenaria interpres Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 45 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Dark Bush-cricket · Demetrias atricapillus · Sciaphilus asperatus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +40
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Common Bladder-moss · Great Scented Liverwort · Common Pocket-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · River Feather-moss +12
Common Bladder-moss Physcomitrium pyriforme Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 47,355 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Swallow · Herring Gull · House Sparrow +43
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Turnstone Arenaria interpres Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐝 Insects 45 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Dark Bush-cricket · Demetrias atricapillus · Sciaphilus asperatus · Common Red Soldier Beetle +40
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus Sciaphilus asperatus Sciaphilus asperatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Common Bladder-moss · Great Scented Liverwort · Common Pocket-moss · Clustered Feather-moss · River Feather-moss +12
Common Bladder-moss Physcomitrium pyriforme Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius
Agonum fuliginosum Agonum fuliginosum
Agonum fuliginosum Agonum fuliginosum
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Coelositona Coelositona
Coelositona Coelositona
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis
Bembidion guttula Bembidion guttula
Bembidion guttula Bembidion guttula
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2025
Short-winged Cone-head Conocephalus dorsalis2025
Paralimnus phragmitis Paralimnus phragmitis2025
Paralimnus phragmitis Paralimnus phragmitis2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Lucerne Bug Adelphocoris lineolatus2025
Lucerne Bug Adelphocoris lineolatus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Scymnus frontalis Scymnus frontalis2025
Scymnus frontalis Scymnus frontalis2025
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2025
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2025
Tychius meliloti Tychius meliloti2025
Tychius meliloti Tychius meliloti2025
Homoneura notata Homoneura notata2025
Homoneura notata Homoneura notata2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Devil's-Bit Jewel Beetle Trachys troglodytes2025
Devil's-Bit Jewel Beetle Trachys troglodytes2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Cliff Mining Bee Andrena thoracica2025
Cliff Mining Bee Andrena thoracica2025
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2025
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Long-beaked Water Feather-moss
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss
Rhynchostegium riparioides
Rhynchostegium riparioides
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Mamillate Plait-moss Hypnum andoi
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Fountain Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium tenax
Fountain Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium tenax
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis 