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50.39766, -4.18552
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 220m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 220m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Robin +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Robin +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis, Eristalis tenax +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis, Eristalis tenax +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Beech Fern
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bramble, Hart's-Tongue, Cleavers +11 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bramble, Hart's-Tongue, Cleavers +11 more · last seen 2024
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great Britain Walking route 711 km ▾
Named route Ref E9 Length 711 km International walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 35: Portwrinkle to Plymouth) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Tamar Valley Discovery Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDT Regional walking route
Show on map Plymouth City Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref PCT Local walking route
Show on map 129 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eurovelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part English Channel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 Point-to-point International cycle route
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 2 Plymouth to St. Austell Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 27 alternative Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (alt 27) Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 2 alternative Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (alt 2) Local cycle route
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10,580 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,580 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit +23
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Limosa limosa islandica Limosa limosa islandica2025 Bombycilla garrulus garrulus Bombycilla garrulus garrulus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis · Xylota sylvarum · Platycheirus · Syrphus +15
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum Platycheirus Platycheirus Syrphus Syrphus Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus Deptford Pink
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,580 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit +23
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Limosa limosa islandica Limosa limosa islandica2025 Bombycilla garrulus garrulus Bombycilla garrulus garrulus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis · Xylota sylvarum · Platycheirus · Syrphus +15
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum Platycheirus Platycheirus Syrphus Syrphus Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus Deptford Pink
Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly
Batman Hoverfly
Myathropa florea
Myathropa florea
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Microdon mutabilis Microdon mutabilis
Microdon mutabilis Microdon mutabilis
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis
Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria 