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Home Farm Marsh Yelland is now open by way of permissive access.

The marsh borders the RSPB Isley Marsh reserve and is adjacent to the Tarka trail between Yelland and Fremington.

How to get there:
Access the Tarka trail at either Fremington Quay or Yelland.
Here are the directions from Yelland:

  • Take a right turn to get on the trail towards Barnstaple.
  • Walk for about 800 metres until you come to the Wigwam shaped shelter.
  • About 50 metres further on the left is the entrance to the Marsh

If your are coming from Fremington Quay you can access the Marsh from the other entrance which is right opposite the permissive footpath to Fremington.

 
The walk through the Marsh is 2 km in total and is well fenced with directional signposts but beware, you will need good footwear as the walk can get fairly muddy in places.
There are several ponds/scrapes that should attract a good number of birds especially at high tide - some of these ponds are a fair way from the walkways to minimise the risk of disturbing the birds. It is therefore recommended that you use Binoculars or Telescope thus enabling a good view of the birds.