Wayside cross at Eastcombe on the road between Durdon Cross and Eastcombe
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.77331, -4.11568
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
- ✦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 — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Comma +128 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Germander Speedwell, Bluebell, Butterbur +39 more · last seen 2017
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Hatherleigh Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTCLocal walking route
Hatherleigh CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef HC
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route513 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 513 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route564 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 564 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 27Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route74 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pegasus TrailMountain bike route▾
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,959 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,959 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Tawny Owl · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Swallow · Song Thrush +36
- SwiftApus apus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- MagpiePica pica2018
- Rock DoveColumba livia2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2018
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- RookCorvus frugilegus2018
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- DipperCinclus cinclus2018
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2018
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2024▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
Large White · Small White · Buff Footman · Chrysolina banksii · Acrossus rufipes +83
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Buff FootmanEilema depressa2018
- Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Navelwort · Selfheal · Red Fescue · Smooth Sow-thistle · Common Scurvygrass +36
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,959 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Tawny Owl · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Swallow · Song Thrush +36
- SwiftApus apus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CuckooCuculus canorus2018
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- JayGarrulus glandarius2018
- MagpiePica pica2018
- Rock DoveColumba livia2018
- RavenCorvus corax2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2018
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- RookCorvus frugilegus2018
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- DipperCinclus cinclus2018
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2018
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2024▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
Large White · Small White · Buff Footman · Chrysolina banksii · Acrossus rufipes +83
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Buff FootmanEilema depressa2018
- Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Navelwort · Selfheal · Red Fescue · Smooth Sow-thistle · Common Scurvygrass +36
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas