West Middleton standing stones 0 ha
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51.19622, -3.93530
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Menhir scheduled monument
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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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🦉 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 — Peregrine, Great Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Great Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lady-fern, Barren Strawberry, Common Knapweed +295 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Lady-fern, Barren Strawberry, Common Knapweed +295 more · last seen 2021
Free
Plants — Barren Strawberry, Wild Strawberry, Meadowsweet +29 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, High Brown Fritillary, Blue-tailed Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, High Brown Fritillary, Blue-tailed Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Tarka Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TT Regional walking route
Show on map Heddon Valley to Woody Bay Walk Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Named route Length 9.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Gentle walk to Heddon's Mouth Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Length 3.2 km Local walking route
Show on map Heddon's Mouth circular walk Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Length 3.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Butterfly Walk Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Voley Lane public footpath · 990 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 990 m Path type: service
Show on map Bumsley Lane public footpath · 545 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 545 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 Regional cycle route
Show on map North Devon Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 16 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 16 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 3.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 34 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 34 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 12.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 12.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,578 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,578 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Great Tit · Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Goldcrest +31
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Hobby Falco subbuteo2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Pygmy Shrew · Otter · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2023 Otter Lutra lutra2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022 Bat Chiroptera2022 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2023 Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly +14
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2022 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Hay-scented Buckler-fern · Holly · Ash · Hazel · Ground-ivy +20
Hay-scented Buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula Holly Ilex aquifolium Ash Fraxinus excelsior Hazel Corylus avellana Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,578 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Peregrine · Great Tit · Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Goldcrest +31
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Hobby Falco subbuteo2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2021 Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Pygmy Shrew · Otter · Brown Long-eared Bat +3
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2023 Otter Lutra lutra2022 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022 Bat Chiroptera2022 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2023 Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly +14
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2022 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Hay-scented Buckler-fern · Holly · Ash · Hazel · Ground-ivy +20
Hay-scented Buckler-fern Dryopteris aemula Holly Ilex aquifolium Ash Fraxinus excelsior Hazel Corylus avellana Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2022
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2022
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 2022
2022
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2021
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2021
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi
Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2022
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2022
Alder Clubhorn Cimbex connatus2021
Alder Clubhorn Cimbex connatus2021
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2021
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2021
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Remote Sedge Carex remota
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
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