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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Mid Devon Getting here
50.81765, -3.64489
Open directionsv 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 £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Pine Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper +7 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Pine Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper +7 more · last seen 2023
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Mary Michael Pilgrims Way
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Devonshire Heartland Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DHW Regional walking route
Show on map Mary Michael Pilgrims Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MMPW Regional walking route
Show on map Crediton History Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CHT
Show on map Redvers Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RR
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos St Mary's church, Upton Hellions
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Wildlife to spot
5,184 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,184 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Great Tit · Chaffinch +45
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Woodlark Lullula arborea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Bank Vole · Badger · Roe Deer +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Indet. Deer Cervidae2022 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2022 Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Pine Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper · Azure Damselfly
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,184 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Great Tit · Chaffinch +45
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Woodlark Lullula arborea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Bank Vole · Badger · Roe Deer +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Indet. Deer Cervidae2022 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2022 Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Pine Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper · Azure Damselfly
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 