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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.99115, -3.85345
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Dunnock
- ✦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
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Dunnock
- ✦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 — Chaffinch, Dunnock, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Dunnock, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Azure Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2023
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST GEORGE; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Rough Chervil, Greater Plantain +218 more · last seen 2017
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Molton Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef SMCTLocal walking route
Photos
George Nympton, St George's church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,960 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,960 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDunnock · Bullfinch · Robin · Chaffinch · Song Thrush +15
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Polecat · Badger
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
- PolecatMustela putorius2021
- BadgerMeles meles2020
Grass Snake · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly +5
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Common Blue Damselfly
White Clover · Common Toadflax · Rough Meadow-grass · Dog's Mercury · Polypodium vulgare +92
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,960 records · National Biodiversity NetworkDunnock · Bullfinch · Robin · Chaffinch · Song Thrush +15
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Polecat · Badger
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
- PolecatMustela putorius2021
- BadgerMeles meles2020
Grass Snake · Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly +5
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Common Blue Damselfly
White Clover · Common Toadflax · Rough Meadow-grass · Dog's Mercury · Polypodium vulgare +92
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusOatAvena sativaOatAvena sativaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumElmUlmusElmUlmusEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusBoreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraeiBoreau's Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis subsp. boraeiHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisLong-stalked Crane's-billGeranium columbinumLong-stalked Crane's-billGeranium columbinumLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreEvents & activities nearby
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