Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.05268, -3.96918
Open directionsv
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 Pheasant and Blackbird
- ✦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 Pheasant and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Pheasant, Blackbird, Robin +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST JAMES; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Rabbit, Otter +13 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood +110 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Honeysuckle, Yew, Wild Cherry +105 more · last seen 2017
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10.3 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 10.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route684 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 684 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route418 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 418 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route481 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 481 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Devil's Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.1 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.1 kmSurface groundPath type: track
Photos
St James' Church, Swimbridge
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,477 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,477 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds7 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Pheasant · Swift · Grey Wagtail · Raven +2
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- SwiftApus apus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Otter · Brown Long-eared Bat · Mole +5
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- OtterLutra lutra2020
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- MoleTalpa europaea2020
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019
Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood · Small White · Large White +25
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Hieracium sect. Sabauda · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Crested Dog's-tail · Montbretia · Scarlet Pimpernel +62
- Hieracium sect. SabaudaHieracium sect. Sabauda
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,477 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds7 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Pheasant · Swift · Grey Wagtail · Raven +2
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- SwiftApus apus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Otter · Brown Long-eared Bat · Mole +5
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- OtterLutra lutra2020
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- MoleTalpa europaea2020
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019
Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood · Small White · Large White +25
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
Hieracium sect. Sabauda · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Crested Dog's-tail · Montbretia · Scarlet Pimpernel +62
- Hieracium sect. SabaudaHieracium sect. Sabauda
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polecat
Polecat
Mustela putorius2019
Mustela putorius2019
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2018Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus20182019
2019
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxBuff-tipPhalera bucephala2019Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019CommaPolygonia c-album2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta2023Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta2023Silpha tristisSilpha tristis2023Silpha tristisSilpha tristis2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202114-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2021Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2020Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2020Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Treble LinesCharanyca trigrammica2018Treble LinesCharanyca trigrammica2018Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2018Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2018Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2018Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2018Common Bent
Common Bent
Agrostis capillaris
Agrostis capillaris
MugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaSquare-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonumSquare-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonumCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaBoxBuxus sempervirensBoxBuxus sempervirensFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masRosa tomentosa x canina = R. x scabriusculaRosa tomentosa x canina = R. x scabriusculaRosa tomentosa x canina = R. x scabriusculaRosa tomentosa x canina = R. x scabriusculaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseRosa canina x tomentosa = R. x scabriusculaRosa canina x tomentosa = R. x scabriusculaRosa canina x tomentosa = R. x scabriusculaRosa canina x tomentosa = R. x scabriusculaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumEvents & activities nearby
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