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Places › England › South West › Torridge Getting here
51.02245, -4.20446
Open directionsv 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Cafe du Parc — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Cafe du Parc — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Tarka Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TT Regional walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 6: Braunton to Instow) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Appledore Community Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ACT
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 7: Instow to Westward Ho! ) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Tarka Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 294 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 294 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 3.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
37,588 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,588 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Shelduck · Little Egret · Herring Gull · Tawny Owl +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Little Egret Egretta garzetta Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Curlew Numenius arquata Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Redshank Tringa totanus Common Gull Larus canus Dunlin Calidris alpina Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Gulosus aristotelis aristotelis Gulosus aristotelis aristotelis Swift Apus apus Rissa tridactyla tridactyla Rissa tridactyla tridactyla Swallow Hirundo rustica Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 24 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker +19
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,588 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Shelduck · Little Egret · Herring Gull · Tawny Owl +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Little Egret Egretta garzetta Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Curlew Numenius arquata Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Redshank Tringa totanus Common Gull Larus canus Dunlin Calidris alpina Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Gulosus aristotelis aristotelis Gulosus aristotelis aristotelis Swift Apus apus Rissa tridactyla tridactyla Rissa tridactyla tridactyla Swallow Hirundo rustica Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 24 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker +19
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emerald Damselfly
Emerald Damselfly
Lestes sponsa2025
Lestes sponsa2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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