Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.79466, -3.94174
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- ✦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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- ✦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 — Blackbird, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +69 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +69 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small White +27 more · last seen 2021; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Calamint, Germander Speedwell +129 more · last seen 2016
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 27Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route48 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 27Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,243 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,243 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch +34
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MagpiePica pica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
🐝Insects3 species
springsummerautumn
2021▾
14-spot Ladybird · Common Cockchafer · Birch Shieldbug
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2020
Common Bent · White Clover · Yorkshire-fog · Toad Rush · Yarrow +74
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Toad RushJuncus bufonius
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,243 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch +34
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MagpiePica pica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019
🐝Insects3 species
springsummerautumn
2021▾
14-spot Ladybird · Common Cockchafer · Birch Shieldbug
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2020
Common Bent · White Clover · Yorkshire-fog · Toad Rush · Yarrow +74
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Toad RushJuncus bufonius
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019Common FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2019Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2019Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019OatAvena sativa2019OatAvena sativa2019PignutConopodium majus2019PignutConopodium majus2019WalnutJuglans regia2019WalnutJuglans regia2019Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2019Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2019Dog-roseRosa canina2019Dog-roseRosa canina2019Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2019Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2019BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2019FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2019Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019Water BentPolypogon viridis2019Water BentPolypogon viridis2019Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2019Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2019Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019RosemaryRosmarinus officinalis2019RosemaryRosmarinus officinalis2019Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019Field MapleAcer campestre2019Field MapleAcer campestre2019Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2019Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2019ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2019Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2019Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2019Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2019HazelCorylus avellana2019HazelCorylus avellana2019Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2019Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2019Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2019Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2019PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2019Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2019Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2019Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica2019Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica2019