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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +22 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +22 more · last seen 2026
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Large White, Sericomyia superbiens +83 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Large White, Sericomyia superbiens +83 more · last seen 2023
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Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Mary Michael Pilgrims Way
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Moors Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MW Listed length 166 Regional walking route
Show on map Devonshire Heartland Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DHW Regional walking route
Show on map Mary Michael Pilgrims Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MMPW Regional walking route
Show on map Newhouse Lane public footpath · 430 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 430 m Path type: service
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos St Andrew's Church, Hittisleigh
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Wildlife to spot
2,635 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,635 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Barn Owl · Nuthatch +20
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Great Tit Parus major2020 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 Jay Garrulus glandarius Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2018 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2021 Woodlark Lullula arborea2019 Merlin Falco columbarius2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2018 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2018 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat +5
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2021 Hazel Dormouse Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Meadow Grasshopper · Large White · Sericomyia superbiens · Broad Centurion · Long-winged Cone-head +81
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2021 Large White Pieris brassicae2018 Sericomyia superbiens Sericomyia superbiens2021 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2021 Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2021 Rutpela maculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,635 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Barn Owl · Nuthatch +20
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Great Tit Parus major2020 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2020 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 Jay Garrulus glandarius Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2019 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2018 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2021 Woodlark Lullula arborea2019 Merlin Falco columbarius2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2018 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2018 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat +5
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2021 Hazel Dormouse Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Meadow Grasshopper · Large White · Sericomyia superbiens · Broad Centurion · Long-winged Cone-head +81
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2021 Large White Pieris brassicae2018 Sericomyia superbiens Sericomyia superbiens2021 Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2021 Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2021 Rutpela maculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Muscardinus avellanarius2019
Muscardinus avellanarius2019
Red Deer Cervus elaphus
Red Deer Cervus elaphus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022
Mole Talpa europaea2021
Mole Talpa europaea2021
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2020
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2020 Rutpela maculata2021
Rutpela maculata2021
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Small White Pieris rapae2018
Peacock Aglais io2018
Peacock Aglais io2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2018
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2018
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2017
Small Wainscot Denticucullus pygmina2017
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola2017
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola2017
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2017
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2017
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2017
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2017
Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis2017
Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis2017
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2017
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2017
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria2017
Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria2017
Black Arches Lymantria monacha2017
Black Arches Lymantria monacha2017
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2017
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2017
Common Wave Cabera exanthemata2017
Common Wave Cabera exanthemata2017
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata2017
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata2017
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2022
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2022
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2022
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2022
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2021
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2021
Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi2021
Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi2021
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2021
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2021
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2021
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2021
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2021
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2021
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2021
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2021
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2021
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2021
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2021
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2021
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2021
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2021
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2021
Hornet Vespa crabro2021
Hornet Vespa crabro2021
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2021
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2021
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2021
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis2021
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2021
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2021
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2021
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2021
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2021
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2021
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2021
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2021
Mycetophila perpallida Mycetophila perpallida2019
Mycetophila perpallida Mycetophila perpallida2019
Mycomya cinerascens Mycomya cinerascens2019
Mycomya cinerascens Mycomya cinerascens2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2018
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2018
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2018
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2018
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2018
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2017
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2017
Blood-vein Timandra comae2017
Blood-vein Timandra comae2017
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina2017
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina2017
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2017
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2017
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2017
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2017
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2017
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2017
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria2017
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria2017
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2017
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2017
Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina2017
Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina2017
Drinker Euthrix potatoria2017
Drinker Euthrix potatoria2017
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria2017
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria2017
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina2017
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina2017
Slender Brindle Apamea scolopacina2017
Slender Brindle Apamea scolopacina2017
Cloaked Carpet Euphyia biangulata2017
Cloaked Carpet Euphyia biangulata2017
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2017
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2017
Muslin Footman Nudaria mundana2017
Muslin Footman Nudaria mundana2017
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2017
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2017
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria2017
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria2017
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2017
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2017
Buff Footman Eilema depressa2017
Buff Footman Eilema depressa2017
Beautiful Hook-tip Laspeyria flexula2017
Beautiful Hook-tip Laspeyria flexula2017
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2017
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2017
Barred Straw Gandaritis pyraliata2017
Barred Straw Gandaritis pyraliata2017
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2017
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2017
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2017
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2017
Green Pug Pasiphila rectangulata2017
Green Pug Pasiphila rectangulata2017
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2017
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli2017
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2017
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2017
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2017
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2017
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata2017
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata2017
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2017
Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa2017
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2017
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2017
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2017
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