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The Rookery

19 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

50.84494, -3.19544

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Golden Plover, Stonechat +17 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Golden Plover, Stonechat +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Speckled Wood +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Broadhembury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCW1Local walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Frosty track to 'The Rookery'

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Frosty track to 'The Rookery'

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⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→✦Dumpdon CampHistoric site2.4 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels' ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St James ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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