St Mary Magdalene's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.82175, -3.15508
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Robin
- ✦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 — Rook, Robin, Wren +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Rook, Robin, Wren +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Orange WayWalking route560 km▾
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Exeter to Honiton WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EXHONRegional walking route
Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route
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Church of St Mary Magdalene, Monkton
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Wildlife to spot
2,166 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,166 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Robin · Wren · Herring Gull · Pied Wagtail +1
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Large White · Small White +27
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,166 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Robin · Wren · Herring Gull · Pied Wagtail +1
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Large White · Small White +27
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiSilver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusIassus lanioIassus lanioIassus lanioIassus lanioOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisCommon Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespilloCommon Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespilloAxinotarsus ruficollisAxinotarsus ruficollisAxinotarsus ruficollisAxinotarsus ruficollisAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxSmall CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024