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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.97050, -4.29630
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Robin
- 🐕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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Robin
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Moorhen, Robin, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White +19 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sticky Mouse-ear, Wild Angelica, Hard-fern +272 more · last seen 2016
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Photos
The church of St James at Parkham
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Wildlife to spot
1,587 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,587 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
wintersummerautumn
2024▾
Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Robin · Canada Goose · Blackbird +25
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2020
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
- TealAnas crecca2020
- CootFulica atra2020
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2020▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Small White · Green-veined White · Peacock +11
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Wild Strawberry · Holly · Germander Speedwell · Bluebell · Broad-leaved Dock +57
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- IvyHedera helix
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,587 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
wintersummerautumn
2024▾
Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Robin · Canada Goose · Blackbird +25
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2020
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
- TealAnas crecca2020
- CootFulica atra2020
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2020▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Small White · Green-veined White · Peacock +11
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Wild Strawberry · Holly · Germander Speedwell · Bluebell · Broad-leaved Dock +57
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- IvyHedera helix
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Common NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisWestern Red-cedarThuja plicataWestern Red-cedarThuja plicataField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaSmall Sweet-grassGlyceria declinataSmall Sweet-grassGlyceria declinataWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGreater ChickweedStellaria neglectaGreater ChickweedStellaria neglectaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaWestern Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophyllaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaBlinksMontia fontanaBlinksMontia fontana