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Peole h ve een livin n . Gittish m Hill workin here for thous ns of Open access land rich in evidence of SPRING SUMMER AUTUMN WINTER ye rs. Their ctivities, lon with Bronze Age burial sites, managed by . Holyfor Woos Loc l . Bystock ools . H rfor Woos . Se ton Wetl ns n ture n the eoloy ene th, the Combe Estate. SEE OVERLEAF N ture Reserve (LNR) Easy access boardwalks and Walk on the old Feniton to Sidmouth Seaton Wetlands is a honey pot hele sh e the l nsc e we see FOR WALKS Aroma of bluebells and birdsong downloadable audio tours available. railway line through picturesque for birdlife, especially in the winter to y, so it is the erfect l ce to . Wooury C stle TO  fill the air. wilestevon.co.uk evonwillifetrust.or.uk,   woodland. clintonevon.com months. Easy access bird hides provide ecome l nsc e etective! n The Commons EAST DEVON excellent views of the Axe Vale Iron Age hill fort and also once part . Axmouth to Lyme Reis . Aylese re Common . O well Wool n Trust and its wildlife. wilestevon.co.uk, . Beer Qu rry C ves of a vast World War II American Unercli s N tion l Heathland, sheltered wooded Woodland Education Centre in  . Try the mobile A complex of underground caverns army base. Today the heaths are used N ture Reserve fringes, streams and ponds. Forestry Commission woodland birdhide trips being offered by created by centuries of quarrying the for training by the Royal Marines. The A seven mile coastal trek through Important for Dartford warblers, with heathland, ponds and wetlands. Seaton Tramway. famous Beer Stone, as used in Exeter world class heathland is home to over the best example of an active nightjars, butterflies, dragonflies and countrysieinfo.co.uk,   Cathedral and Westminster Abbey. 70 species of rare birds, butterflies, landslip system in Europe. damselflies. rs .or.uk,   . Otter Estu ry It is also internationally important moths and dragonflies. nturlenln.or.uk Tidal mudflats, saltmarsh, reedbeds for its hibernating bats. Open eleeheths.or.uk . Try o t tri and grazing marsh with easy access Easter to November. Charges apply. A completely different view of viewing platforms and birdhides. eerurrycves.co.uk,   . Worl of Country Life the Jurassic Coast. Boats operate eleeheths.or.uk Exmouth’s seasonal exhibition and from Lyme Regis, Beer, Branscombe . Bicton P rk museum of agricultural machinery and Exmouth, or hire a kayak at . Norm n Lockyer Oserv tory A 64 acre site celebrating horticulture, and steam engines from the Sidmouth or Ladram Bay. For details Make the most of our dark winter champion trees and much more. yesteryear. Charges apply. ask at your nearest Tourist skies and visit one of the most Open all year. Charges apply. worlofcountrylife.co.uk,   Information Centre. important observatories in the ictonrens.co.uk,   country, run by expert volunteers. . Se ton Jur ssic normnlockyer.or.uk,   . Bl ckury C m Travel through time and discover the Iron Age encampment surrounded secrets of our planet’s past. Hundreds by woodland and farmland, best seen of things to see, touch and do. in May for its display of bluebells. Charges apply. setonjurssic.co.uk enlishherite.ov.uk The E st Devon Are of Outst nin N tur l to Lonon to T unton Be uty is just th t – outst nin! Here re W terloo Get  uzzrs eye view Honiton  O well just some of the l ces where you c n enjoy A its f nt stic scenery n willife, le rn out O well A With its sect cul r co st n . Orcome Point its rich culture n herit e, m rvel t its Wool n countrysie, the E st Devon A geoneedle marks the start of the Gittish m  AONB h s some re lly re th- Jurassic Coast. ntionltrust.or.uk Shute Kilminton Axminster worl cl ss co stline or s vour its w r Gittish m t kin views, s you exlore winnin loc l foo n rink! to Exeter A Common the m ny hih ries n hills. . S lcome Hill A A wheelchair friendly path out to the Most of the East Devon AONB is dominated by its . Fire Be con Hill LNR cliffs offers impressive views along the greensand ridges and numerous river valleys, which Church Heathland site in a prime vantage Jurassic Coast, east and west. to Dorchester extend north into the Blackdown Hills AONB. Green Whitfor  pointA overlooking Sidmouth and once ntionltrust.or.uk These landscape types contrast with the smaller area Northleih the location of a Spanish Armada of coastal chalk plateau, the most westerly outcrop Trinity Hill beacon. wilestevon.co.uk . White Cross Picnic  Musury  of chalk in England. The western end of the E st Hill Kn  F rw y River Coly Site, E st Hill AONB is characterised by an extensive band of Ottery Stris Cose Musury . Musury C stle Views over Ottery St Mary, C stle pebble beds, laid down some 240 million years St M ry A Views across the Axe and Coly Valleys The Commons and to Dartmoor ago during the Triassic period, forming an  from the East Devon Way below beyond. wilestevon.co.uk Southleih Colyton Ulyme area known locally as ‘The Commons’. River Lim Musbury Castle, now looked after by

Titon River Axe the National Trust. ntionltrust.or.uk St John White  Colyfor Cross Bl ckury KEY  C m Holyfor Venn Woos River Si Jurassic Coast  Ottery  Wy to o Siury Axmouth Jurassic Coast towns Aylese re Se ton Rouson Common Wetl ns W lkin, cyclin n horse riin . Exe Estu ry cycle route Towns/villages  A  re ll re t w ys to et out n The Exe Estuary Trail is part of the  Lyme Fire Be con Nature reserves H rfor  Reis enjoy the AONB. With miles of developing network of cycle routes in A Woos Hill  foot ths, rilew ys n reen Exeter, one of England’s oldest cities. South West Coast Path The Jur ssic Co st S lcome Br nscome Beer Se ton  l nes cross the re there’s sustrns.or.uk Newton Qu rry Unercli s East Devon Way Norm n Reis   somethin for everyone. Polefor  Lockyer C ves   Beer . Exmouth to Buleih Cycleway Mutter’s Oserv tory Moor  . South West Co st P th S lterton cyclew y View point  From Lyme Regis to Exmouth, An old railway line ideal for family Col ton Beer Wooury S lcome Hill The Jur ssic Co st 30 miles of the 630 mile National Tourist information  R leih He  friendly days out. Part of the Sustrans C stle Simouth  Trail. Enjoy spectacular views of the NCN number 2. sustrns.or.uk  The River Otter  Walks / attractions Commons Hih Pe k Jurassic Coast or a choice of bite size Otterton circular walks. southwestcost th.com . Horse riin  With over 160km of legally accessible E st Picturesue vill es n virnt mrket towns Exe Estu ry  Buleih . E st Devon W y routes, there are great opportunities Cycle Tr il to Bystock L r m The settlement pattern of scattered Axminster Honiton Otterton A memorable walking experience for riding. Visit a Tourist Information Exeter Pools  B y villages and isolated farms, still seen Ancient market town on the River A regionally important market town Classic Devon cob and thatch linking footpaths, bridleways and Centre for local riding school details.  Lower  Otter today in the East Devon AONB Axe. Gateway to the East Devon and for antiques and famous as a centre cottages with a working watermill, stretches of country lanes creating landscape, has changed little in the Blackdown Hills AONBs. Home of for trading lace. Lace was not only Otterton Mill, on the River Otter. an inland route from Exmouth, B V lley produced in Honiton but was also through the heart of the AONB A last 400 years. The rivers of East Axminster Carpets, first established to Exmouth Devon have been the source of water by Thomas Whitty in 1755. sourced from many outlying villages. Ottery St M ry Lyme Regis – follow the EDW   power used for milling or processing The skilled work provided valuable Birthplace of poet Samuel Taylor foxglove logo. estevonwy.or.uk Exmouth to Buleih Otter in the textile industries, helping grow Colyton income to rural and coastal villages, Coleridge and famous for its unique Estu ry Exmouth Cycle Tr il Buleih thriving economies important to our Learn about the ‘Monmouth rebellion’ such as Beer, where lace for Queen bonfire night celebrations, when  S lterton industrial heritage. Find out more in Devon’s most ‘rebellious town’. Victoria's wedding dress was made. flaming tar barrels are carried  about our rich culture and heritage Highly skilled craftsmen still apply their through the streets. Jurssic Cost Gtewy towns The Jur ssic Co st The  by visiting one of the many volunteer trades, such as the local wheelwright Newton Polefor M er run museums. Explore our towns and and England’s last working oak See how ‘popples’ – a local name for Siury The geology of East Devon and of years of the Earth’s history, Orcome  villages to discover award winning tannery. the pebbles - have been used in the Saxon village in the Sid Valley, with a Dorset is so special that the coastline spanning three geological periods Point local food and drink. local architecture. restored water mill - the church crypt has been designated England’s first between 250 and 65 million years E st Buleih is one of only six in the country. natural World Heritage Site – the ago; Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. Celebrated birthplace of Sir Walter Jurassic Coast. Gateway Towns allow jurssiccost.com Raleigh, on the edge of The Commons. you to immerse yourself in millions Nturlly eutiful, ntionlly imortnt The E st Devon Are of Outst nin N tur l Be uty (AONB) is seci l l nsc e, rotecte to conserve n enh nce its n tur l e uty since  n coverin ne rly km of Devon’s  nest countrysie.

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