Two ring cairns 330m south east of Coldharbour Cross
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.35439, -3.80905
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dock Bug, Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Estuary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef AEWLocal walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route232 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route162 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 162 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,656 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,656 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Bullfinch · Robin +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects64 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dock Bug · Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Hairy Shieldbug +59
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Heath Lobelia
- Heath LobeliaLobelia urens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,656 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Bullfinch · Robin +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects64 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dock Bug · Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Hairy Shieldbug +59
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Heath Lobelia
- Heath LobeliaLobelia urens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Turnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusMarsh SnipeflyRhagio tringariusMarsh SnipeflyRhagio tringariusGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorPontaniaPontaniaPontaniaPontaniaLimonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosaEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxTrichocera annulataTrichocera annulataTrichocera annulataTrichocera annulataParent BugElasmucha griseaParent BugElasmucha griseaCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusHornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformisHornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformisMacrostelesMacrostelesMacrostelesMacrostelesCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusFleabane Tortoise BeetleCassida murraeaFleabane Tortoise BeetleCassida murraeaVincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollisSquare-spot DeerflyChrysops viduatusSquare-spot DeerflyChrysops viduatusGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaCapsus aterCapsus aterCapsus aterCapsus aterRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataTree HopperCentrotus cornutusTree HopperCentrotus cornutusMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaBand-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromiusBand-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromiusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeWillow Leaf BeetleLochmaea capreaWillow Leaf BeetleLochmaea capreaFannia lustratorFannia lustratorFannia lustratorFannia lustratorHydrotaea diabolusHydrotaea diabolusHydrotaea diabolusHydrotaea diabolusCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataRhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosaSepsis violaceaSepsis violaceaSepsis violaceaSepsis violaceaPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxOil BeetleMeloeOil BeetleMeloeDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024AphrodesAphrodes2024AphrodesAphrodes2024Events & activities nearby
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