Stanley Verney Playing Fields
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.05422, -4.04637
Open directionsv
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 Blackbird and Tawny Owl
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝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 Blackbird and Tawny Owl
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Enterographa crassa, Lepraria incana s. lat., Dark Crottle +66 more · last seen 2016
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +149 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Holly, Ash +138 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Barnstaple Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BHTLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 6: Braunton to Instow)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 route64 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10.3 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 10.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Hammetts Lanebridleway · 261 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 261 mPath type: track
Weather for this location
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