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50.40275, -4.00104
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 245m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 245m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Wheatear, Shoveler +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Wheatear, Shoveler +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Birchland Way public footpath · 140 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 140 m Path type: residential
Show on map Birchland Way public footpath · 42 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 42 m Path type: service
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Signed route nearby
Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 272 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 272 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartmoor Way (Cycle) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 651 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 651 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 85 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 85 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,388 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,388 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Wigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Jackdaw +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pintail Anas acuta2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2025 Wryneck Jynx torquilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Summer Chafer · Melanostoma scalare · Stable Fly +6
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Speckled Bush-cricket Marsh Clubmoss
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,388 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Wigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Jackdaw +46
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pintail Anas acuta2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2025 Wryneck Jynx torquilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Summer Chafer · Melanostoma scalare · Stable Fly +6
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Speckled Bush-cricket Marsh Clubmoss
Marsh Clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptophyes punctatissima
Leptophyes punctatissima
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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