North Devon has always been one of the finest unspoilt locations in the UK and is now home to Britain's first new style world class UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, where conservation and sustainable development go hand in hand.  That, coupled with the fact that Myrtleberry stands in a Natural England Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), shows that it's not just us who recognise the area as being a wildlife lover's paradise.

e resident heron, mallards, nuthatches, long-tailed tits flycatchers and pipistrelle bats which can often be seen flying round the Lodge in the late afternoon.

Red deer often come down at night, especially during the autumn rutting season when the stag's mating cry or "belving" is regularly heard.

Less regular visitors that have been seen include an otter, a long-eared owl, sparrow hawks, a cormorant, a goosander and even the odd stray sheep.