Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.84509, -3.63478
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Raven, Blackbird, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Raven, Blackbird, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Meadow Grasshopper +21 more · last seen 2023
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Hedera helix +159 more · last seen 2017
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 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
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Photos
St Mary’s church, Stockleigh English
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,962 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,962 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Egret · Raven · House Sparrow · Swallow · Stock Dove +15
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SwiftApus apus2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodlarkLullula arborea2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2021
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Hedgehog · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Eurasian Serotine · Badger · Long-eared Bat species +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2022
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2022
- BadgerMeles meles
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2022
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2022
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2022▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2021
🐝Insects6 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Violet Oil-beetle · Oedemera femoralis · Hornet Hoverfly · Rutpela maculata +1
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2021
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2020
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2020
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata
Garden Grape-hyacinth · Wild Strawberry · Garlic Mustard · Hemlock · Bramble +60
- Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- HemlockConium maculatum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,962 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Egret · Raven · House Sparrow · Swallow · Stock Dove +15
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SwiftApus apus2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodlarkLullula arborea2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2021
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Hedgehog · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Eurasian Serotine · Badger · Long-eared Bat species +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2022
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2022
- BadgerMeles meles
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2022
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2022
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2022▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2021
🐝Insects6 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Violet Oil-beetle · Oedemera femoralis · Hornet Hoverfly · Rutpela maculata +1
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2021
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2020
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2020
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata
Garden Grape-hyacinth · Wild Strawberry · Garlic Mustard · Hemlock · Bramble +60
- Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- HemlockConium maculatum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
2020
2020
Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2020Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2020Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaReflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestreReflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestreBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisdaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaGreater ChickweedStellaria neglectaGreater ChickweedStellaria neglectaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususKeeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinataKeeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinataEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumEvents & activities nearby
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