Heddon Valley butterfly spotting walk

Take a walk through a deep woodland coastal combe and high cliff paths with views across to Wales, on the look-out for one of the UK's rarest jewels of a butterfly: the high brown fritillary (only around in June and July). You'll really test your butterfly identification skills as there are two similarly patterned fritillaries.
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Heddon Valley, Near Parracombe, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 4PY
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