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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.76671, -4.55047
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
- ✦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 — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: THE GUILDHOUSE; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +47 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +230 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Common Sorrel +130 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 11: Bude to Crackington Haven)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
UK:National Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 304National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route276 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 276 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route176 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 176 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route799 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 799 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,556 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,556 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2026▾
House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Collared Dove · Magpie +32
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2023
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects28 species
springsummer
2026▾
Dark Bush-cricket · Scathophaga stercoraria · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eudasyphora cyanella · Common Red Soldier Beetle +23
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Bracken · Dog's Mercury · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Primrose · Alexanders +48
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2022
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2022
- Tree-mallowMalva arborea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,556 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2026▾
House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Collared Dove · Magpie +32
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2023
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects28 species
springsummer
2026▾
Dark Bush-cricket · Scathophaga stercoraria · Marmalade Hoverfly · Eudasyphora cyanella · Common Red Soldier Beetle +23
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Bracken · Dog's Mercury · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Primrose · Alexanders +48
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2022
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2022
- Tree-mallowMalva arborea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina2025
Palomena prasina2025
St Marks FlyBibio marci2025St Marks FlyBibio marci2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Allygus modestusAllygus modestus2025Allygus modestusAllygus modestus2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025NeomyiaNeomyia2025NeomyiaNeomyia2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Deer KedLipoptena cervi2025Deer KedLipoptena cervi2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2023Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo20222022
2022
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2022Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2022MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022DaisyBellis perennis2022DaisyBellis perennis2022Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2022HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022OakQuercus2022OakQuercus2022DandelionTaraxacum2022DandelionTaraxacum2022Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaWild MadderRubia peregrina2022Wild MadderRubia peregrina2022Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2022Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2022Monterey CypressCupressus macrocarpa2022Monterey CypressCupressus macrocarpa2022Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2022Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2022ThriftArmeria maritima2022ThriftArmeria maritima2022Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2022Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2022ElderSambucus nigra2022ElderSambucus nigra2022Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022BrambleRubus fruticosus2022BrambleRubus fruticosus2022Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022BirchBetula2022BirchBetula2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2022Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2022Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2022Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2022Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022CleaversGalium aparine2022CleaversGalium aparine2022Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2022Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2022Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2022Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2022Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022TutsanHypericum androsaemum2022TutsanHypericum androsaemum2022Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2022Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2022PolypodiumPolypodium2022PolypodiumPolypodium2022ScurvygrassesCochlearia2022ScurvygrassesCochlearia2022FigFicus carica2022FigFicus carica2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022HazelCorylus avellana2022HazelCorylus avellana2022Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula2022Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula2022NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2022NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2022Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022Common NettleUrtica dioica2022Common NettleUrtica dioica2022Events & activities nearby
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