St Mary Magdalene's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.98606, -4.12897
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Carrion Crow
- ✦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 — Moorhen, Carrion Crow, Mallard +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Moorhen, Carrion Crow, Mallard +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rowan, Water Figwort, Black Bryony +260 more · last seen 2017
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 7: Instow to Westward Ho! )Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Great Torrington CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef GTC
15 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 route164 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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St. Mary Magdalene Church, Huntshaw
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,675 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,675 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Robin · Swallow +20
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- CootFulica atra2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- Great TitParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra2022
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter +14
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,675 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Robin · Swallow +20
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- CootFulica atra2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- Great TitParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra2022
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter +14
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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