Discover Our Wildlife

Heritage in the Landscapei North Devon Circular Walksi Wildlife in Detaili Whilst looking for wildlife you may see evidence 1 All walks downloadable from DISCOVER OUR WILDLIFE North Devon has many museums, centres and • Mortehoe Museum – heritage and tractor & trailer of how humans have influenced their habitats https://www.northdevon-aonb.org.uk/explore attractions that contain stunning displays, activities and rides to the coast (summer) and landscapes. Most visible are the enclosed 1. Silver, Smoke and Strawberries - Combe exhibitions about our local wildlife: fields surrounded by ancient Devon hedgebanks, • Braunton Countryside Centre – nature on Martin’s Industrial Heritage, 9.5km, Challenging. From bluebells at Brownsham to Wildlife Trails to Downloadi with isolated windswept trees and small pockets • Ilfracombe Aquarium – from Exmoor to the Sea with Braunton Burrows and Marsh, bat trail Start: Kiln car park, Combe Martin. porpoises at Morte Point there is accessible These three trails will reveal the homes of some of of woodland. These provide wildlife corridors for live exhibits and displays (www.devonbatproject.org) 2. Hillsborough Cultural Trail, 2.5km, Moderate. wildlife for everyone to see and enjoy our coastal creatures: dormice, bats and birds alongside the flowering Start: Swimming Pool car park, Ilfracombe. throughout the year within the Areas of • Combe Martin Museum – includes geology, mining • Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon – coast verges of country lanes. Woolacombe Wildlife Trail – and marine exhibits, plus rockpool rambles (summer) explorer and wildlife exhibits 3. Wreckers, Railways and Rockpools – Inland, the skyline is marked by ancient burial Outstanding Natural Beauty. Explore the https://www.northdevon-aonb.org.uk/ Ilfracombe and Lee Bay Cultural Trail, 14km, • Ilfracombe Museum – includes seabirds, seaweeds • Northam Burrows Visitor Centre – dunes, coast mounds whilst along the coast, promontory strandline on sandy beaches for shells, resources/woolacombe-wildlife-trail- Moderate to Strenuous. Start: Landmark and shells and family activities hillforts have been home to strategic defences seaweeds and mermaid’s purses. coastal-creatures Theatre, Ilfracombe. from the Iron Age to the Twentieth Century Ilfracombe Wildlife Trail – 4. Lee Valley and Bull Point Cultural Trail, 8km, The rocky shores have some of the most https://www.northdevon-aonb.org.uk/ including WW2 and Cold War uses. Some of the Peregrine falcon s Moderate to Strenuous. Start: Small car park he Lundy ferry major sites are shown on the maps. Devon’s extreme environments for animals. Find resources/ilfracombe-and-hillsborough- ac es Lundy ferry e ch near beach. B ea St. James’s Pl. maritime heritage is reflected in the historic anemones, shrimps and crabs sheltering wildlife-trail-coastal-creatures ls B e 3 St. James’s Pl. ls 5. n e 3 harbours, quays and fishing villages that pepper Georgeham and Putsborough Easy Access Trail, n n Promenade in the pools at low tide. Up on the cliff tops Northam Burrows Country Park u n Promenade The Ilfracombe Aquarium T u The Ilfracombe Aquarium the coast such as Hartland Quay and Clovelly. 2.2km, Easy. Start: Georgeham. you can spot seabirds and maybe seals Wildlife Trail – T Hillsborough h ch Hillsborough 6. Croyde and Saunton Down Cultural Trail, acea For more detailed information about heritage https://www.northdevon-aonb.org.uk/ e B or porpoises offshore. Behind you on RoperyRopery B e e e 5.5km, Moderate. Start: Croyde Village car park. e r sites please see the downloads for Walks 1, 2, 3, WilderWilder Rd. Rd. r a resources/northam-burrows-country- Rd.Rd. a HeleHele the downland or heathlands are flowers, p p p p 4, 6, 10, 12, 13 and 14, or on our website 7. Braunton Burrows Nature Walk, 3km, Easy. park-wildlife-trail-coastal-creatures a a birds, bees and butterflies. The coastal NorthfieldNorthfield PortlandPortland St. 22 R R https://www.northdevon-aonb.org.uk/ Start: Sandy Lane car park. Coastal Creatures Spotter Guide – woodlands provide every shade of green Rd.Rd. HighHigh St. St. our-landscape/heritage 8. Braunton Burrows History and Nature Walk, www.northdevon-aonb.org.uk/resources/ HHillisllbsobrooruoguhg Rhd R. d. 4km, Moderate. Start: Broadsands / Crow Point with Spring flowers or Autumn colours. coastal-creatures-spotter-guide Highfield Rd. Highfield Rd. A399 MM A399 Toll Road car park. Barnstaple ar Check out the different seasons Barnstaple ar lb 1 North Devon Coast Areas of A361 l o 0 /4 Mile A361 b r Ilfracombe 0 1/4 Mile and these particular or o Ilfracombe Outstanding Natural Beauty o ug ug h 0 1/4 Km highlights to look A road h R B3230 0 1/4 Km ch Lundy R d B3230 a d . Be out for: B road North Devon Coast . h n ac ti Areas of Outstanding Be r Minor road d a Natural Beauty y n M a ra B h t e South West Coast Path c s b Lundy ferry e a d l m h 3 e e a Tarka Trail c o B o a H r e C B B Tarka Line (railway) y Hillsborough Small copper butterfly a B Ilfracombe• ▲349m Woodland DEVON e e 2 •Hele Dunes L Bull Point Lee •Combe Martin Sandy beach in AONB ▲206m Berrynarbor• 1 • Exm Spring / early Summeri Pebble beach 4 oo r P Na Bluebells – Hartland Abbey, Brownsham, Lee Cliffs Morte Point a ti C •Mortehoe rk on Valley, Berrynarbor and Worthygate Wood, Buck’s o a Lundy Rocks m l Mills es ga Island Stream B te A399 Flowering cliffs with pink thrift, white sea campion ar Beac rica h Bird’s-foot trefoil, Northam Burrowsi High point ne Beach ▲266m and yellow kidney vetch at Baggy Point, Morte and W o Bull Point, and along the Hartland coast Tourist Information Centre ola l combe Beach •Woolacombe North Devon Beachesi Peregrine falcon – Hartland Quay and the coast Ferry service t o h A3123 i s t A39 • Barricane – Shingle/sandy. Access via steps. r a between Mortehoe and Ilfracombe B l 199m e P ▲ Wildlife watching areas n Minehead Limited parking on esplanade or 10 min walk a n t Bluebells Fulmar – Lee Bay in spring and early summer h Morte Bay s from Woolacombe car parks. Bats C a P o Wheatear – on any of the points and rocky clifftops u C • Broadstrand – Sandy. Public Right of Way access Birds ts bo t down 120 steep steps, park on the Old Coast Strawberry anemones and the green/purple ro s Seals ugh e Oystercatcher Road (Barton Road) near to Sandy Cove Hotel Snakelocks anemones in shallow rockpools in mid- B W each beach areas Lizards and snakes h over 600m away. Baggy Point t u Butterflies o • Combe Martin – Sandy. Access slope from Kiln S 5 car park or slipway off A399. Summeri Flowers •Georgeham Cr • Combesgate – Sandy/rocks. Access via steps, oyd Flowering sand dunes – Braunton Burrows, Croyde, Marine mammals e Beach limited parking along Esplanade or Woolacombe Northam Burrows and Woolacombe Warren Croyde Bay •Croyde Heritage sites 6 car parks 1km away. Flowering Culm grasslands – at Bursdon Moor, Hillfort B3230 • Croyde – Sandy. Slope from main beach car Hartland Saunton park, pathway and steps from Downend, or Greater horseshoe bats – at dusk at Braunton, Museum • across rocks from Sandleigh Tea Rooms (NT). Fremington and Combe Martin Countryside Centre Access mid beach via Footpath from village. Sa Parking: NT Baggy Point; Croyde Burrows; Harbour porpoise – off Downend Point, Saunton and World War 2 site un ton B Mouthmill each •Braunton Croyde Village and Downend. 19th Century limekiln • Hele Bay – Shingle. Slipway near Hele car park. Spider crabs moulting & mating near shore on Historical mining Braunton A399 Saunton, Croyde or Woolacombe beaches 7 • Ilfracombe Harbour – Sand. Access from Bronze age Neolithic site Burrows A361 slipway or stairs. • Lee Bay – Rocky with sand at low tide. Access Autumni Activities ramp and small walkway across the higher Grey seals – Morte Point and Lundy Island Rockpooling beach shore. Parking round village. Sanderling – Saunton Sands from September to Watersports • Putsborough – Sandy. Access from beach car March l park down steps or steep ramp. Seasonal RNLI lifeguard cover ai Strawberry Tr Blue-rayed limpet – on low shore kelp at Lee, anemone 8 aw •Barnstaple a • Rapparee – Patchy sand with rocks. Access via nd T rk Ilfracombe, Hele and Combe Martin beaches Boat trip a r Ta steep steps down the cliff. Parking – Cove car rd ay ve 1 fo B Lu i park, Larkstone or Swimming Pool in Ilfracombe AONB self-guided walk de ple nd R Bi a y • Saunton – Large, sandy beach, access from car Winterl i st fe n e Woodland rn r a n a ry park down slipway or via a 50 min walk across C h Migrating seabirds and waders – Taw Torridge B Northam Burrows A361 o l Ilfracombe Aquarium Tiverton & M5 Braunton Burrows from Sandy Lane car park. i s t estuary at The Skern at Northam Burrows Country Country Park B r • Tunnels Beach – Rock/sand. Access charge. Park and Crow Point near Braunton Parkrun stward Ho! Bea We ch • •Instow 0 1 2 3 kilometres Natural open-air swimming pool. Curlew, golden plover and lapwing – anywhere on National Trust site Appledore Cormorant • Woolacombe – Sandy. Access via slipway or the Taw Torridge estuary A39 Blue Flag Beach 0 1 2 3 miles steps from main car parks or from Marine Drive (N.B. not all minor roads are marked on this map) across the dunes. 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