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St Rumon's Well, 16m north of church

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +57 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +57 more · last seen 2023

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Darter, Small Tortoiseshell +119 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Darter, Small Tortoiseshell +119 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Meadow Foxtail, Tormentil, Rowan +149 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Meadow Foxtail, Tormentil, Rowan +149 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Rowan, Hazel, Common Sorrel +9 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

South Molton Community TrailWalking route

Named routeRef SMCTLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

3,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winterspring

2023

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Coal Tit +32

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
DipperCinclus cinclus2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2020

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2022

Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Mole · Red Deer · Bat +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea2021
Red DeerCervus elaphus2021
BatChiroptera2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2023

Beautiful Demoiselle · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +15

Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019

🌿

Plants8 species

summer

2019

Guelder-rose · Tormentil · Hairy Sedge · Heath Speedwell · Square-stalked St John's-wort +3

Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,000 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winterspring

2023

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Coal Tit +32

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
NuthatchSitta europaea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
DipperCinclus cinclus2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2020

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2022

Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Mole · Red Deer · Bat +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea2021
Red DeerCervus elaphus2021
BatChiroptera2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2019

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2023

Beautiful Demoiselle · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +15

Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019

🌿

Plants8 species

summer

2019

Guelder-rose · Tormentil · Hairy Sedge · Heath Speedwell · Square-stalked St John's-wort +3

Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ajay Tegala · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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