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📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsPicnicWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.90615, -3.41538

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐾Halberton Court Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundFarm visit

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Delia platura, Hylemya vagans, Sepsis fulgens +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Willand Village TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WVTLocal walking route
Swan's NeckWalking route
Named routeRef SN
Impey WalkWalking route
Named route
Corner Lanepublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Church Pathpublic footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link to Tiverton ParkwayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
UK:National Cycle Network - west boundCycling route
Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route890 m
Named routeRef 3Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route415 m
Named routeRef 3Length 415 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Halberton : Halberton Primary School

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Halberton : Halberton Primary School

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