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St James's Church

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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50.29314, -3.65619

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CampsiteParking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Canada Goose, Chiffchaff, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Chiffchaff, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

South West Coast Path (Section 39: Salcombe to Torcross)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Diamond Jubilee WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 28Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route137 m

Named routeRef 28Length 137 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.1 km

Named routeRef 28Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 28Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 28Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

31,022 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,022 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumn

2025

Canada Goose · Chiffchaff · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Great Crested Grebe +51

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Common GullLarus canus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GannetMorus bassanus
SwiftApus apus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Rock DoveColumba livia
Water RailRallus aquaticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

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Reptiles2 species

spring

2026

Slow-worm · Adder

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
AdderVipera berus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects10 species

winterspring

2026

Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Cream-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +5

Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Black Oil-beetle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,022 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumn

2025

Canada Goose · Chiffchaff · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Great Crested Grebe +51

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great TitParus major
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Common GullLarus canus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GannetMorus bassanus
SwiftApus apus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Rock DoveColumba livia
Water RailRallus aquaticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦎

Reptiles2 species

spring

2026

Slow-worm · Adder

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
AdderVipera berus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects10 species

winterspring

2026

Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Cream-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +5

Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Black Oil-beetle

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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