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Ashprington Allotments

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

50.40195, -3.66265

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Visiting this summer

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 147m 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 147m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Allotments

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 28

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route

Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route

Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route

Dart Valley TrailWalking route

Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route

Orange WayWalking route560 km

Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route

Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route

Named routeRef BTTRegional walking route

Hill Parkpublic footpath · 68 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mPath type: track

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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route10 m

Named routeRef 2Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Main RouteCycling route150 m

Named routeRef 2Length 150 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 2Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route248 m

Named routeRef 28Length 248 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

17,581 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,581 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds57 species

winter

2026

Wren · Carrion Crow · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Pheasant +52

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,581 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winter

2026

Wren · Carrion Crow · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Robin · Pheasant +52

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cottages, Ashprington

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