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Getting here
50.98043, -3.55359
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 184m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 184m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hazel Dormouse, Grey Squirrel, Hedgehog +12 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Hydropsyche siltalai +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lady-fern, Greater Plantain, Cock's-foot +205 more · last seen 2024
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route282 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route69 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Interior, St Peter's church, Oakford
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,513 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,513 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Egret · Robin · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Siskin +29
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SwiftApus apus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Hazel Dormouse
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects15 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Garden Chafer · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug +10
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2023
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Himalayan Balsam · Lungwort · Bracken · Dryopteris affinis +96
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2020
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2020
- Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2020
- daffodilsNarcissus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,513 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Egret · Robin · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Siskin +29
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SwiftApus apus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Hazel Dormouse
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects15 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Garden Chafer · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug +10
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2023
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Himalayan Balsam · Lungwort · Bracken · Dryopteris affinis +96
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2020
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2020
- Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2020
- daffodilsNarcissus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
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2020
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