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Spring Head, Axmouth

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Spring Head, Axmouth is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Devon, covering 0.13 km². It is one of 191 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of East Devon National Landscape.

The closest station is Axminster, about 7.7 km to the north. Nearby nature reserves include Axmouth to Lyme Regis Undercliffs, West Dorset Coast and Farway Country Park.

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Photo of East Devon, a National Landscape in Devon, south west England.Highlight

East Devon

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Branscombe

Red Triassic cliffs, pebble heaths and the western start of the Jurassic Coast, with easy coast-path walking

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.Highlight

South West Coast Path

National Trail

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

1 km SW · spans 4 counties

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

1 km SW · spans 24 counties

Photo of the Dorset National Landscape, a National Landscape in Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Dorset National Landscape

National Landscape near Dorchester

Chalk ridges, quiet combes and one of the finest coastlines in England, from Lyme Bay to Purbeck

5.9 km E

Photo along the Wessex Ridgeway, a 136-mile long-distance path running from Marlborough to Lyme Regis, south west England.

Wessex Ridgeway

Long-distance path

The prehistoric chalk line continued — from Marlborough across Salisbury Plain and Cranborne Chase to the sea at Lyme Regis.

6.8 km E · Wiltshire, Dorset & Devon

Photo of Lyme Regis, a village in Dorset, south west England.Iconic

Lyme Regis

Village

A steep, pretty seaside town on the Devon border, its curving Cobb harbour and blue-clay cliffs the cradle of British fossil-hunting.

7.1 km E · Dorset