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You may find this information helpful when researching the area prior to your visit
Many of the birds come here to get away from colder winter climes, and to enjoy all the food on offer on the estuary. Among them are wildfowl and waders, redshank, greenshank, dunlin, common sandpiper, ringed plover, grey plover, curlew and snipe. To name but a few.
Having had a little rest in the bird hide, the walk then continues to the mouth of the River Otter, where you can look across to the seaside town of Budleigh Salterton.
This is where you join up with the South West Coast Path eastwards - and upwards! There is a climb, a drop and another ascent along this stretch of the coast, which is part of the newly-named World Heritage Site.
The prehistoric cliffs are a dramatic sight, and on a clear day you can see High Peak and Sidmouth in the distance. It takes around an hour or so to walk from the road bridge at the Nature Reserve, to a footpath sign, which sends you inland and back to Otterton.
After the hilly coastal section, the rest of the walk is nice and easy. The path, which can be muddy in places, disects typical Devon farmland - all red soil and rolling hills.
And, once back in Otterton, what better way to round off the walk than to have a pub lunch in the King's Arms. Like many other rural pubs in Devon, the King's Arms also doubles up as the village post office and stores - the hub of the community.
In all, the walk takes between two and three hours, depending on how long you decide to linger to take in the views. The going is moderate - but make sure you've got appropriate footwear, as it can be muddy in
East Budleigh nestles in the heart of the Otter Valley and includes the hamlets of Great and Little Knowle. There is a large farmhouse in East Budleigh , celebrated as the birth place of Sir Walter Raleigh and the ancient All Saints Church, with its tower and five bells.
The small hamlet of Yettington is surrounded by open farmland, approximately 3 miles from the coast at Budleigh Salterton. Lovely walks are available at nearby Woodbury Common and there is ample opportunity for birdwatching in the Otter Valley
Otterton, tucked into the fold of the hills to the east of the river Otter, derives its name from that river and is home to a lively, friendly community. Many cob and thatch cottages and the traditional farmhouses stand in the main street interspersed with 20th century cottages of various styles, built for estate workers. There is also a working watermill
Colaton Raleigh is bounded by the River Otter, approximately 4 miles north of Budleigh Salterton. The Parish Church was built before 1226 and was rebuilt in 1875 with the exception of the 15th. century tower. Place court in Church Road formerly belonged to the abbots of Dunkeswell, but became Dean's House when it was given to Archdeacon Serlo, first Dean of Exeter, who was the first recorded Rector of Colaton Raleigh. It is generally believed that Sir Walter Raleigh was baptised in the small oratory over the porch.