🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.69016, -3.14058
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Raven, Herring Gull +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Raven, Herring Gull +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood +185 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood +185 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 45: Sidmouth to Seaton)
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 45: Sidmouth to Seaton)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Monmouth Rebellion WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef MRWRegional walking route
Channel to ChannelWalking route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Sid Valley RingWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
FP 3cpublic footpath · 62 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mPath type: footway
FP 3public footpath · 317 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 317 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
FP 5public footpath · 28 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mPath type: service
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route212 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 212 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route297 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 297 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route322 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 322 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Branscombe, St. Winifred's Church: c15th stone font gifted in 1911 from East Teignmouth parish
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Wildlife to spot
7,794 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,794 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springautumn
2025▾
Robin · Chiffchaff · Magpie · Goldcrest · Raven +50
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Greater Horseshoe Bat
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects23 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Glow-worm · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Great Green Bush-cricket · Black Oil-beetle · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +18
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
- Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2024
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,794 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springautumn
2025▾
Robin · Chiffchaff · Magpie · Goldcrest · Raven +50
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba2024
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2023
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Greater Horseshoe Bat
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects23 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Glow-worm · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Great Green Bush-cricket · Black Oil-beetle · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +18
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
- Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2024
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2024Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis2024Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2024Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024Wasp BeetleClytus arietis20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Events & activities nearby
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