RSPB Exminster and Powderham Marshes

Quick Info

Where is it

Address: Station Rd, Exminster, Devon, EX6 8DZ
Coordinates: 50°40'18"N 3°28'34"W

What is there

  • Car Park (Free)
  • Bird Blind

What to do

  • Bird Watching
  • Walking

What's the landscape like

  • Grassland
  • Marsh
  • Meadow
  • Wetland

Having marshes, wetland, rivers, a canal that it borders, and being right on the edge of the River Exe where it becomes the Exe Estuary, RSPB Exminster and Powderham Marshes is an excellent location to view wetland birds all year round.

There are two main walking routes that can be taken. A 1.25km walk from the car park will take you along the meadows and to the wetland area, where there are screens which let you see across the reed beds. This is mostly flat and level hard packed gravel which is easy to traverse.

For those looking for a longer walk, there is a 3.75km walk around the edge of the reserve, and takes you alongside the canal, with options of staying on the inland side of the canal, or on the riverside. This route does require crossing a grazed field, and may not be suitable for people with reduced mobility.

From Wednesday to Sunday there is a refreshments van situated in the car park.

Cick on the items in the list below to focus the map on that amenity.
  • Car Park (Free)
  • Bird Blind
  • Bird Blind
This location is managed by RSPB
To learn more about RSPB, the work they perform and the locations that they look after, you can visit their website by clicking here.