Attractions and Places To See around Buckerell - Top 20

park in the layby at the top of Four Elms hill. Lovely shady walk

This beautiful place has been ruined by euroforest tree felling and not clearing up after the utter devastation they've caused. The personal responsible for the mess should be strung up in this forest for all to see

The abbey has a long history stretching back to 1201 when founded by William Brewer. The land was granted to the Cistercian order in the parish of Dunkeswell. It is an ancient monument of national importance which has recently fallen upon bad times and is in great need of a cash injection to restore this beautiful abbey to its once majestic glory.

Another terrible attempt at turning a footpath into a shared cycle/pedestrian route. It never works, it's not safe for anyone, and komoot should not route me on these as the default option.

Open heathland habitat at the end of the East Hill strip looking out over Sidmouth and the Jurassic Coastline. You can see the entire length of Lyme Bay from up here on a clear day. Both yellowhammers and the nationally scarce dartford warbler breed on the reserve, and you might also see nightjars up here are night, hunting for moths. You might meet a few Exmoor ponies and Belted Galloway cattle on your visit, who are used to help graze a small part of the reserve in a fenced area. The site is a good example of partnership working in action: it is owned by Sidmouth Town Council, and Wild East Devon work in partnership with the RSPB Aylesbeare team to manage and run events on the site. For cycling, the bridleway runs down through the centre before the brilliant switchbacks down towards Bowd. Check out more here: https://eastdevon.gov.uk/wildeastdevon/wild-east-devon-nature-reserves/fire-beacon-hill-local-nature-reserve/

Glorious woodland to walk through, good for bird watching. My partner and I saw a Greater Spotted Woodpecker and a Goldcrest on our last walk here.

Just east of the tiny village of Harpford, these woods are like a magical world. Vibrant, luscious and filled with ferns, walking along the trail here transports you to this other world. The trees are improbably tall and a disused Victorian railway lies on the north side of the trail, covered in creeping ivy. These woods are simply stunning and the stream running along the south side of the path is the icing on the cake.

Redbridge is an old, pretty stone footbridge that forms part of the East Devon Way and links the village of Harpford to Newton Poppleford. Crossing the River Otter, it’s a quiet and secluded spot to see if you can spot any of the river’s majestic wildlife. From the bridge, the tops of Harpford’s buildings like immediately east and tranquil fields to the east. Otters and beavers live on the river although birds and dragonflies are rather more easily spotted.