Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.14427, -4.24739
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
- ✦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
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2025; Coastal cliffs — seabirds and cliff-nesting species
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +78 more · last seen 2025; Maritime cliff and slope priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 5: Woolacombe to Braunton)
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Woolacombe Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCTLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 4: Combe Martin to Woolacombe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Tarka Trail - Croyde to Saunton Circular RouteWalking route6 km▾
Stunning views of Croyde Bay and Braunton Burrows with walk along Croyde beach
Named routeRef TTCLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 5: Woolacombe to Braunton)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 278Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 278National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route243 m▾
Named routeRef 278Length 243 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 278Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.2 km▾
Named routeRef 27Length 8.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 278Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
8,383 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,383 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHerring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Kestrel · Rock Pipit +40
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- RavenCorvus corax
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GannetMorus bassanus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Great TitParus major
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Trioza centranthi · Lispe consanguinea · Tethina grisea +14
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Lispe consanguineaLispe consanguinea
- Tethina griseaTethina grisea
- Dune VillaVilla modesta
- Sarcophaga filia
Rock Samphire
- Rock SamphireCrithmum maritimum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,383 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHerring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Kestrel · Rock Pipit +40
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- RavenCorvus corax
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GannetMorus bassanus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Great TitParus major
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Trioza centranthi · Lispe consanguinea · Tethina grisea +14
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Lispe consanguineaLispe consanguinea
- Tethina griseaTethina grisea
- Dune VillaVilla modesta
- Sarcophaga filia
Rock Samphire
- Rock SamphireCrithmum maritimum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sarcophaga filia
Sarcophaga filia
Coenosia minutalisCoenosia minutalisCoenosia minutalisCoenosia minutalisLispe nanaLispe nanaLispe nanaLispe nanaScatella subguttataScatella subguttataScatella subguttataScatella subguttataSarcophaga subvicinaSarcophaga subvicinaSarcophaga subvicinaSarcophaga subvicinaMinettia tabidiventrisMinettia tabidiventrisMinettia tabidiventrisMinettia tabidiventrisLispe tentaculataLispe tentaculataLispe tentaculataLispe tentaculataSapromyza quadripunctataSapromyza quadripunctataSapromyza quadripunctataSapromyza quadripunctataCoenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrinaScatella paludumScatella paludumScatella paludumScatella paludumClinocera stagnalisClinocera stagnalisClinocera stagnalisClinocera stagnalisDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusSummer ChaferAmphimallon solstitialeSummer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale