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St Mary's Church

📷 Paul Barnett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Nuthatch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nuthatch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Brimstone Moth, Small White +167 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Brimstone Moth, Small White +167 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Exeter to Okehampton Link

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Hawthorn, Gorse · last seen 2019; Plants — Hawthorn, Gorse · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Two Moors WayWalking route

Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route

Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route

Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route

Tedbury Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeRef TEDLocal walking route

Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route

Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route

Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route

Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route

Lidburn Hillpublic footpath · 261 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 261 mPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

11,150 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,150 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winterspring

2025

Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Pheasant · Robin +36

NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Great TitParus major2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
MagpiePica pica2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
SwiftApus apus2021
Red KiteMilvus milvus2020

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2023

Hedgehog · Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020

🦎

Reptiles2 species

autumn

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2022

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects169 species

summer

2025

Large Yellow Underwing · Brimstone Moth · Small White · Heart & Dart · Gatekeeper +164

Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2019
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2019
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019
Straw DotRivula sericealis2019
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Uncertain/RusticHoplodrina octogenaria/blanda2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2019
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2019
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019
Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2019
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2019
Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2019
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2019
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2019
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
September ThornEnnomos erosaria2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2019
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2019
Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2019
Black ArchesLymantria monacha2019
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2019
Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2019
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Muslin FootmanNudaria mundana2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2019
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
Sharp-angled PeacockMacaria alternata2019
Brussels LaceCleorodes lichenaria2019
Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2019
Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2019
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2019
Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2019
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2019
Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Ear Moth agg.Amphipoea oculea agg.2019
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
Pale EggarTrichiura crataegi2019
Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2019
PeacockAglais io2019
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2019
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2019
LackeyMalacosoma neustria2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019
Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2019
Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2019
Scarce FootmanEilema complana2019
Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina2019
Blood-veinTimandra comae2019
ClayMythimna ferrago2019
RusticHoplodrina blanda2019
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2019
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2019
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2019
Feathered GothicTholera decimalis2019
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019
Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2019
Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2019
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2019
Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Red Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadicearia2019
Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2019
Scorched CarpetLigdia adustata2019
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2019
Common White WaveCabera pusaria2019
Green PugPasiphila rectangulata2019
FlameAxylia putris2019
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019
SallowCirrhia icteritia2019
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2019
Svensson's Copper UnderwingAmphipyra berbera2019
Least Yellow UnderwingNoctua interjecta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Cypress PugEupithecia phoeniceata2019
Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2019
Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2019
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2019
Oak Hook-tipWatsonalla binaria2019
Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2019
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2019
Shoulder-striped WainscotLeucania comma2019
Dark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilon2019
Small RufousCoenobia rufa2019
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2019
Slender BrindleApamea scolopacina2019
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2019
Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2019
Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2019
Four-spotted FootmanLithosia quadra2019
Cloaked CarpetEuphyia biangulata2019
Peppered MothBiston betularia2019
Scarce Silver-linesBena bicolorana2019
Plain Golden YAutographa jota2019
Dwarf Cream WaveIdaea fuscovenosa2019
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019
December MothPoecilocampa populi2019
Cypress CarpetThera cupressata2019
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2019
Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2019
Mullein WaveScopula marginepunctata2019
Clifden NonpareilCatocala fraxini2019
White-pointMythimna albipuncta2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2019
Pine CarpetPennithera firmata2019
EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2019
Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2019
Small Dotted BuffPhotedes minima2019
V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2019
Kent Black ArchesMeganola albula2019
SycamoreAcronicta aceris2019
Marbled White SpotProtodeltote pygarga2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Green ArchesAnaplectoides prasina2019
Privet Hawk-mothSphinx ligustri2019
Peach BlossomThyatira batis2019
Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2019
Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2019
Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2019
Small Fan-footHerminia grisealis2019
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2019

🌿

Plants3 species

springautumn

2021

Early-purple Orchid · Hawthorn · Gorse

Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
GorseUlex europaeus2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,150 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winterspring

2025

Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Pheasant · Robin +36

NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Great TitParus major2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
MagpiePica pica2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
SwiftApus apus2021
Red KiteMilvus milvus2020

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2023

Hedgehog · Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020

🦎

Reptiles2 species

autumn

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2022

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects169 species

summer

2025

Large Yellow Underwing · Brimstone Moth · Small White · Heart & Dart · Gatekeeper +164

Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2019
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2019
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2019
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2019
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019
Straw DotRivula sericealis2019
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2019
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019
Uncertain/RusticHoplodrina octogenaria/blanda2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2019
Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2019
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2019
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2019
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2019
Fan-footHerminia tarsipennalis2019
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2019
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2019
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2019
Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2019
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2019
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2019
Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
September ThornEnnomos erosaria2019
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019
Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2019
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2019
Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2019
Black ArchesLymantria monacha2019
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2019
Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2019
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Muslin FootmanNudaria mundana2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.2019
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2019
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019
Sharp-angled PeacockMacaria alternata2019
Brussels LaceCleorodes lichenaria2019
Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2019
Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2019
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2019
Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2019
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2019
Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Ear Moth agg.Amphipoea oculea agg.2019
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019
Pale EggarTrichiura crataegi2019
Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2019
PeacockAglais io2019
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2019
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2019
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2019
LackeyMalacosoma neustria2019
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019
Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2019
Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2019
Scarce FootmanEilema complana2019
Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina2019
Blood-veinTimandra comae2019
ClayMythimna ferrago2019
RusticHoplodrina blanda2019
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2019
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2019
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2019
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2019
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2019
Feathered GothicTholera decimalis2019
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2019
Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2019
Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2019
Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2019
Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Red Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadicearia2019
Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2019
Scorched CarpetLigdia adustata2019
SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2019
Common White WaveCabera pusaria2019
Green PugPasiphila rectangulata2019
FlameAxylia putris2019
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019
SallowCirrhia icteritia2019
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2019
Svensson's Copper UnderwingAmphipyra berbera2019
Least Yellow UnderwingNoctua interjecta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Cypress PugEupithecia phoeniceata2019
Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2019
Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2019
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2019
Oak Hook-tipWatsonalla binaria2019
Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2019
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2019
Shoulder-striped WainscotLeucania comma2019
Dark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilon2019
Small RufousCoenobia rufa2019
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2019
Slender BrindleApamea scolopacina2019
Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2019
Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2019
Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2019
Four-spotted FootmanLithosia quadra2019
Cloaked CarpetEuphyia biangulata2019
Peppered MothBiston betularia2019
Scarce Silver-linesBena bicolorana2019
Plain Golden YAutographa jota2019
Dwarf Cream WaveIdaea fuscovenosa2019
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019
December MothPoecilocampa populi2019
Cypress CarpetThera cupressata2019
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2019
Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2019
Mullein WaveScopula marginepunctata2019
Clifden NonpareilCatocala fraxini2019
White-pointMythimna albipuncta2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2019
Pine CarpetPennithera firmata2019
EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2019
Bordered BeautyEpione repandaria2019
Small Dotted BuffPhotedes minima2019
V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2019
Kent Black ArchesMeganola albula2019
SycamoreAcronicta aceris2019
Marbled White SpotProtodeltote pygarga2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Green ArchesAnaplectoides prasina2019
Privet Hawk-mothSphinx ligustri2019
Peach BlossomThyatira batis2019
Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2019
Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2019
Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2019
Small Fan-footHerminia grisealis2019
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2019

🌿

Plants3 species

springautumn

2021

Early-purple Orchid · Hawthorn · Gorse

Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
GorseUlex europaeus2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Paul Barnett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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