Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.03527, -3.63874
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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 Meadow Pipit and Siskin
- ✦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 Meadow Pipit and Siskin
- ✦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 — Meadow Pipit, Siskin, Goldfinch +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Siskin, Goldfinch +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST PETROCK; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
3 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 route32.9 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Interior, St Petrock's Church, West Anstey
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
4,788 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,788 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springautumn
2025▾
Meadow Pipit · Linnet · Dunnock · Stonechat · Great Spotted Woodpecker +25
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
🐝Insects44 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana · Scathophaga stercoraria · Green Dock Beetle · Cercopis vulnerata +39
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,788 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springautumn
2025▾
Meadow Pipit · Linnet · Dunnock · Stonechat · Great Spotted Woodpecker +25
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
🐝Insects44 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana · Scathophaga stercoraria · Green Dock Beetle · Cercopis vulnerata +39
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Violet Oil-beetle
Violet Oil-beetle
Meloe violaceus
Meloe violaceus
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBibio pomonaeBanded ClubhornAbia fasciataBanded ClubhornAbia fasciataCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorWasp BeetleClytus arietisWasp BeetleClytus arietisAgrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinusSt Marks FlyBibio marciSt Marks FlyBibio marciSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2024Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Malthinus seriepunctatusMalthinus seriepunctatus2024Malthinus seriepunctatusMalthinus seriepunctatus2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2023Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2023Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2023Events & activities nearby
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