Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.86259, -4.11403
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: Church of St Petroc; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Hatherleigh Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTCLocal walking route
Hatherleigh CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef HC
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route552 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 552 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
St Petrock's church, Petrockstowe
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,937 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,937 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Chaffinch +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CootFulica atra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwiftApus apus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Emerald Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +22
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Emperor Dragonfly
Southern Marsh-orchid · Bugle
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
- BugleAjuga reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,937 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Chaffinch +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CootFulica atra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwiftApus apus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Emerald Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +22
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Emperor Dragonfly
Southern Marsh-orchid · Bugle
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
- BugleAjuga reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator
Anax imperator
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaTricyphona immaculataTricyphona immaculataTricyphona immaculataTricyphona immaculataEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesGeomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctataScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaBibio varipesBibio varipesBibio varipesBibio varipesPilaria discicollisPilaria discicollisPilaria discicollisPilaria discicollisRhamphomyia stigmosaRhamphomyia stigmosaRhamphomyia stigmosaRhamphomyia stigmosaParydra coarctataParydra coarctataParydra coarctataParydra coarctataPalloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellataErioconopa trivialisErioconopa trivialisErioconopa trivialisErioconopa trivialisScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensPhorbia moliniarisPhorbia moliniarisPhorbia moliniarisPhorbia moliniarisMolophilus aterMolophilus aterMolophilus aterMolophilus aterDiastata nebulosaDiastata nebulosaDiastata nebulosaDiastata nebulosaEvents & activities nearby
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