Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.05673, -3.80133
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️North Molton Square 327m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️North Molton Square 327m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow +62 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Pheasant, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow +62 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Small White +31 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Common Dog-violet, Foxglove +236 more · last seen 2017
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
South Molton Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef SMCTLocal walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Dure Lanepublic footpath · 262 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 262 mPath type: service
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,978 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,978 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Swallow · House Sparrow · Pheasant · Goldfinch +31
- SwiftApus apus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2019
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Stoat · Long-eared Bat species +1
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2018
- StoatMustela erminea2022
- Long-eared Bat species
Red Admiral · Green-veined White · Small White · Common Blue · Painted Lady +15
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Common Bent · Great Wood-rush · Bluebell · Early-purple Orchid · Scots Pine +53
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Wild Angelica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,978 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Swallow · House Sparrow · Pheasant · Goldfinch +31
- SwiftApus apus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2019
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Stoat · Long-eared Bat species +1
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2018
- StoatMustela erminea2022
- Long-eared Bat species
Red Admiral · Green-veined White · Small White · Common Blue · Painted Lady +15
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Common Bent · Great Wood-rush · Bluebell · Early-purple Orchid · Scots Pine +53
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Wild Angelica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plecotus2017
Plecotus2017
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2017Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus20172019
2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019HornetVespa crabro2018HornetVespa crabro2018PeacockAglais io2018PeacockAglais io2018Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2021Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2021NeomyiaNeomyia2021NeomyiaNeomyia2021Panzeria anthophilaPanzeria anthophila2021Panzeria anthophilaPanzeria anthophila2021Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2016Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2016Angelica sylvestris
Angelica sylvestris
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaDevon WhitebeamSorbus devoniensisDevon WhitebeamSorbus devoniensisHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesHyacinthoidesLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumDouglas FirPseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas FirPseudotsuga menziesiiSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureadaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaCommon DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaEvents & activities nearby
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