Wayside cross socket stone at road junction 70m east of St Peter's Church
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Getting here
50.87448, -4.03549
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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 Tawny Owl and Blue Tit
- ✦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 Tawny Owl and Blue Tit
- ✦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 — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Greenfinch +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Greenfinch +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Moschatel, Beech, Primrose +148 more · last seen 2021
Free
Historic site; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF ST PETER
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Hatherleigh CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef HC
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route608 m▾
Named routeRef 38Length 608 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route294 m▾
Named routeRef 38Length 294 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 38Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 38Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route4.4 km▾
Named routeRef 38Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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St Peter's Church, Dowland
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
937 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
937 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Blue Tit · Swift · Greenfinch · Great Tit +12
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2022▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Otter · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2019
- OtterLutra lutra2018
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Red Admiral · 14-spot Ladybird +26
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Four-spotted Chaser
Beech · Hazel · Oak · Greater Plantain · Field-rose +91
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- HazelCorylus
- OakQuercus
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
- Field-roseRosa arvensis2018
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2018
- Crested Dog's-tail
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
937 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Blue Tit · Swift · Greenfinch · Great Tit +12
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2022▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Otter · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2019
- OtterLutra lutra2018
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly · Red Admiral · 14-spot Ladybird +26
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Four-spotted Chaser
Beech · Hazel · Oak · Greater Plantain · Field-rose +91
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- HazelCorylus
- OakQuercus
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
- Field-roseRosa arvensis2018
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2018
- Crested Dog's-tail
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Libellula quadrimaculata
Libellula quadrimaculata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum20217-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20217-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigasGreater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigasMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusCantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataLeptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta2024Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta2024Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2024Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2021Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2021Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Small WhitePieris rapae2018Small WhitePieris rapae2018Cynosurus cristatus2018
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