Venn Ottery Village Green 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › East Devon Getting here
50.71243, -3.30637
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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 🍄 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Cirl Bunting +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Cirl Bunting +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
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
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Meadow Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Meadow Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
East Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Listed length 61km Regional walking route
Show on map Otter Valley Walk Walking route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref OVW Length 20 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Coleridge Link Walking route 14.5 km ▾
A circular route in the Otter Valley.
Named route Ref COL Length 14.5 km Local walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 44: Exmouth to Sidmouth) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Orange Way Walking route 560 km ▾
Named route Ref ORW Length 560 km Regional walking route
Show on map 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 248 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 248 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to Dawlish Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 46 m ▾
Named route Length 46 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 242 m ▾
Named route Ref 248 Length 242 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 642 m ▾
Named route Ref 248 Length 642 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 358 m ▾
Named route Ref 248 Length 358 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
22,461 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,461 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Spoonbill · Cirl Bunting · Shoveler +39
Wigeon Mareca penelope Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Porpoise
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Chrysolina banksii
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025 Beechwood Sickener · Goblet Waxcap · Snapping Bonnet · Butter Cap · Ugly Milkcap +12
Beechwood Sickener Russula nobilis Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe lepida Snapping Bonnet Mycena vitilis Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea Ugly Milkcap Lactarius turpis Pastwn Hir Macrotyphula fistulosa Deceiver Laccaria laccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,461 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Spoonbill · Cirl Bunting · Shoveler +39
Wigeon Mareca penelope Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Porpoise
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Chrysolina banksii
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025 Beechwood Sickener · Goblet Waxcap · Snapping Bonnet · Butter Cap · Ugly Milkcap +12
Beechwood Sickener Russula nobilis Goblet Waxcap Hygrocybe lepida Snapping Bonnet Mycena vitilis Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea Ugly Milkcap Lactarius turpis Pastwn Hir Macrotyphula fistulosa Deceiver Laccaria laccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Twig Parachute Marasmiellus ramealis
Twig Parachute Marasmiellus ramealis
Slimy Waxcap Gliophorus irrigatus
Slimy Waxcap Gliophorus irrigatus
Dung Roundhead Stropharia semiglobata
Dung Roundhead Stropharia semiglobata
Variable Oysterling Crepidotus variabilis
Variable Oysterling Crepidotus variabilis
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva
Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva
Oakbug Milkcap Lactarius quietus
Oakbug Milkcap Lactarius quietus
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Russula ochracea Russula ochracea
Russula ochracea Russula ochracea
Mallrug, Mallryg Claviceps purpurea
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