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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.77658, -4.04435
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ 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
- 🐦58+ 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, Chaffinch +55 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +55 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +26 more · last seen 2019
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST PETROCK; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Common Yellow-sedge +180 more · last seen 2018
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Two Castles TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Granite WayCycling route▾
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route529 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 529 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
St Petroc's Church, Bodmin
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,549 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,549 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStarling · Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail · Dunnock · House Sparrow +22
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- RobinErithacus rubecula2018
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
- SiskinSpinus spinus2018
- MagpiePica pica2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2018
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- OtterLutra lutra
Small White · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood · Large White +11
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- PeacockAglais io2018
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Red Campion · Creeping Buttercup · Japanese Knotweed · Hazel · Cat's-ear +58
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2018
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Ash
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,549 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStarling · Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail · Dunnock · House Sparrow +22
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- RobinErithacus rubecula2018
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
- SiskinSpinus spinus2018
- MagpiePica pica2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2018
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- OtterLutra lutra
Small White · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral · Speckled Wood · Large White +11
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- PeacockAglais io2018
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Red Campion · Creeping Buttercup · Japanese Knotweed · Hazel · Cat's-ear +58
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2018
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Ash
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018Common BluePolyommatus icarusCommon BluePolyommatus icarusPainted LadyVanessa carduiPainted LadyVanessa carduiCommaPolygonia c-albumCommaPolygonia c-albumGreen-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestrisSmall SkipperThymelicus sylvestrisMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeFraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus excelsior
Wood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusFestuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubraSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masWhite PoplarPopulus albaWhite PoplarPopulus albaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumPilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicolaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicolaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicolaPilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicolaLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2017Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2017NipplewortLapsana communis2017NipplewortLapsana communis2017Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2017Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2017SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2017SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2017GorseUlex2017GorseUlex2017GroundselSenecio vulgaris2017GroundselSenecio vulgaris2017