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Venn Ottery Cemetery

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Cirl Bunting +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Cirl Bunting +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Goblet Waxcap, Snapping Bonnet, Beechwood Sickener +38 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Goblet Waxcap, Snapping Bonnet, Beechwood Sickener +38 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Azure Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Azure Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Beechwood Sickener, Oakbug Milkcap, Mallrug, Mallryg +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths 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
Coleridge LinkWalking route14.5 km

A circular route in the Otter Valley.

Named routeRef COLLength 14.5 kmLocal 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
King Alfred Waypublic footpath · 18 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 18 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 248Cycling route
Named routeRef 248National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route242 m
Named routeRef 248Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route642 m
Named routeRef 248Length 642 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route358 m
Named routeRef 248Length 358 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route90 m
Named routeRef 2Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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