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Tidwell Mount

11 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

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50.64536, -3.32749

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Mallard
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Mallard
🐕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

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Teal, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Teal, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Oil Beetle, Pterostichus melanarius, Pea-leaf Weevil +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Oil Beetle, Pterostichus melanarius, Pea-leaf Weevil +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

East Devon WayWalking route

Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route

Otter Valley WalkWalking route20 km

Named routeRef OVWLength 20 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 44: Exmouth to Sidmouth)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Orange WayWalking route560 km

Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route

Hayes Barton Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef HHT

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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route505 m

Named routeRef 2Length 505 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route725 m

Named routeRef 2Length 725 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route264 m

Named routeLength 264 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route1.5 km

Named routeRef 2Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route237 m

Named routeLength 237 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

47,136 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

47,136 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Teal · Shelduck · Kingfisher · Black-headed Gull · Curlew +48

TealAnas crecca
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GadwallMareca strepera
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Oil Beetle · Pterostichus melanarius · Pea-leaf Weevil · 16-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +2

Oil BeetleMeloe
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

47,136 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Teal · Shelduck · Kingfisher · Black-headed Gull · Curlew +48

TealAnas crecca
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Great TitParus major2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GadwallMareca strepera
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Oil Beetle · Pterostichus melanarius · Pea-leaf Weevil · 16-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +2

Oil BeetleMeloe
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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