St Mary and St Benedict's Church
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.96574, -4.25266
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Starling
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Starling
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Starling, Woodpigeon +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Starling, Woodpigeon +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Red Admiral +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Soft-brome, Meadow Vetchling, Hedge Woundwort +329 more · last seen 2019
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route109 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 109 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
3,731 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,731 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Jackdaw · Starling · Woodpigeon · Pheasant +28
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great TitParus major2022
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2022▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2022▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2021
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Eupeodes luniger · Field Grasshopper +6
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2021
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2024
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2020
Woodsy Silk-moss · Blunt Feather-moss · Silky Forklet-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Lesser Yoke-moss +32
- Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale
- Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides
- Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus
- Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
- Forked Veilwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,731 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Jackdaw · Starling · Woodpigeon · Pheasant +28
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great TitParus major2022
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2022▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2022▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2021
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Eupeodes luniger · Field Grasshopper +6
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2021
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2024
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2020
Woodsy Silk-moss · Blunt Feather-moss · Silky Forklet-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Lesser Yoke-moss +32
- Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale
- Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides
- Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus
- Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
- Forked Veilwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark Bush-cricket
Dark Bush-cricket
Pholidoptera griseoaptera2020
Pholidoptera griseoaptera2020
Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2020Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2020Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2020Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2020GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Metzgeria furcata
Metzgeria furcata
Shining HookeriaHookeria lucensShining HookeriaHookeria lucensLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaFairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicinaSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoidesUlota crispaUlota crispaUlota crispaUlota crispaDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansElegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegansCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii