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Getting here
51.13772, -4.19604
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
⛺Campsite🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Tawny Owl +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Tawny Owl +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +283 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Toadflax, Ground-ivy, Sycamore +50 more · last seen 2021
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Woolacombe Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCTLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 4: Combe Martin to Woolacombe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Tarka Trail - Croyde to Saunton Circular RouteWalking route6 km▾
Stunning views of Croyde Bay and Braunton Burrows with walk along Croyde beach
Named routeRef TTCLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 6: Braunton to Instow)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 5: Woolacombe to Braunton)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 278Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 278National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route243 m▾
Named routeRef 278Length 243 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 278Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Photos
The clock on the tower of St George's Church, Georgeham
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Wildlife to spot
7,212 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,212 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Rook · House Sparrow · Jackdaw +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🦎Reptiles4 species
springsummer
2024▾
Slow-worm · Pond Terrapin · Common Lizard · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta2023
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2023
- AdderVipera berus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects34 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Speckled Bush-cricket · Eupeodes corollae +29
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Garden Chafer
Stinking Iris · Common Toadflax · Greater Stitchwort · Cock's-foot · Common Sorrel +22
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,212 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Rook · House Sparrow · Jackdaw +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2021
- Rock DoveColumba livia2021
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🦎Reptiles4 species
springsummer
2024▾
Slow-worm · Pond Terrapin · Common Lizard · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta2023
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2023
- AdderVipera berus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects34 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Speckled Bush-cricket · Eupeodes corollae +29
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Garden Chafer
Stinking Iris · Common Toadflax · Greater Stitchwort · Cock's-foot · Common Sorrel +22
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Phyllopertha horticola
Phyllopertha horticola
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissimaGreat Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissimaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatusRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaPhyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaerisPhyllobius virideaerisGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxRivellia syngenesiaeRivellia syngenesiaeRivellia syngenesiaeRivellia syngenesiaeSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023Oil BeetleMeloe2023Oil BeetleMeloe2023Brown-banded Carder BeeBombus humilis2022Brown-banded Carder BeeBombus humilis2022Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2022Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2022Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2021Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2021Wood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgarePrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosa