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50.71922, -3.36440
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 151m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 151m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Stonechat, Linnet +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Stonechat, Linnet +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Bog Bush-cricket, Long-winged Cone-head +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Bog Bush-cricket, Long-winged Cone-head +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
East Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Listed length 61km Regional walking route
Show on map Otter Valley Walk Walking route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref OVW Length 20 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Orange Way Walking route 560 km ▾
Named route Ref ORW Length 560 km Regional walking route
Show on map Exeter to Honiton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EXHON Regional walking route
Show on map Aylesbeare Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref AC
Show on map Minchin Lane public footpath · 143 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 143 m Path type: residential
Show on map Scotchmead public footpath · 26 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 26 m Path type: residential
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Route E4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref E4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route E3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref E3 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Aylesbeare : St Mary's Church Churchground
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Wildlife to spot
4,060 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,060 records · National Biodiversity Network Stonechat · Robin · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +38
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Linnet Linaria cannabina Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Siskin Spinus spinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Stenamma debile · Valenzuela flavidus · Cerobasis guestfalica · Oedemera femoralis · Lesser Stag Beetle +16
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,060 records · National Biodiversity Network Stonechat · Robin · Chiffchaff · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +38
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Linnet Linaria cannabina Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Siskin Spinus spinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Stenamma debile · Valenzuela flavidus · Cerobasis guestfalica · Oedemera femoralis · Lesser Stag Beetle +16
Stenamma debile Stenamma debile Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis
Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera
Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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