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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.99896, -4.40030
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕The Cottage Tearooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕The Cottage Tearooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Blackbird +84 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Blackbird +84 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Humming-bird Hawk-moth +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell +176 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 9: Clovelly to Hartland Quay)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
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Wildlife to spot
2,085 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,085 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Herring Gull · Robin · House Sparrow · Chaffinch · Magpie +32
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2024
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Seal · Pine Marten
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Pine MartenMartes martes2024
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2026▾
Gorse Weevil · Broad Centurion · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Black Oil-beetle · Volucella pellucens +8
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
- Bloody-nosed Beetle
🌿Plants48 species
springautumn
2025▾
Bramble · Wood Sage · Ivy · Gorse · Holly +43
- BrambleRubus2023
- Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2023
- IvyHedera helix2023
- GorseUlex europaeus2023
- HollyIlex aquifolium2023
- Ribwort Plantain
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,085 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Herring Gull · Robin · House Sparrow · Chaffinch · Magpie +32
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- GannetMorus bassanus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2024
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2024
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2024
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Seal · Pine Marten
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Pine MartenMartes martes2024
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2026▾
Gorse Weevil · Broad Centurion · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Black Oil-beetle · Volucella pellucens +8
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
- Bloody-nosed Beetle
🌿Plants48 species
springautumn
2025▾
Bramble · Wood Sage · Ivy · Gorse · Holly +43
- BrambleRubus2023
- Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2023
- IvyHedera helix2023
- GorseUlex europaeus2023
- HollyIlex aquifolium2023
- Ribwort Plantain
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Timarcha tenebricosa2024
Timarcha tenebricosa2024
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2024Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023Plantago lanceolata2023
Plantago lanceolata2023
VioletViola2023VioletViola2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023OakQuercus2023OakQuercus2023Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023DockRumex2023DockRumex2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2023Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2023BirchBetula2023BirchBetula2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023Sessile OakQuercus petraea2023Sessile OakQuercus petraea2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2023Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2023PinePinus2023PinePinus2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023YewTaxus baccata2023YewTaxus baccata2023WillowherbEpilobium2023WillowherbEpilobium2023Wood-RushLuzula2023Wood-RushLuzula2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2023PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023AngelicaAngelica2023AngelicaAngelica2023Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2023Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023BeechFagus sylvatica2023BeechFagus sylvatica2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023TormentilPotentilla erecta2023Red FescueFestuca rubra2023Red FescueFestuca rubra2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2023NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2023NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2023HogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaMale-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023BromusBromus2023BromusBromus2023Slender SedgeCarex lasiocarpa2023Slender SedgeCarex lasiocarpa2023Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023