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Places › England › South West › Mid Devon Getting here
50.81021, -3.66698
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Halesus radiatus, Speckled Bush-cricket +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Halesus radiatus, Speckled Bush-cricket +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Devonshire Heartland Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DHW Regional walking route
Show on map Mary Michael Pilgrims Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MMPW Regional walking route
Show on map Crediton History Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CHT
Show on map Redvers Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RR
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Wildlife to spot
5,434 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,434 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Great Tit +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swift Apus apus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Bank Vole · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2022 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Halesus radiatus · Hairy Shieldbug · Issus coleoptratus · Scathophaga stercoraria · Limnephilus lunatus +22
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,434 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Great Tit +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swift Apus apus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Bank Vole · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2022 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Halesus radiatus · Hairy Shieldbug · Issus coleoptratus · Scathophaga stercoraria · Limnephilus lunatus +22
Halesus radiatus Halesus radiatus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Indet. Deer Cervidae2022
Indet. Deer Cervidae2022
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2024
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2024
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2024
Mystacides azurea Mystacides azurea2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2023
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2023
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2023
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2023
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2023
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2023
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 