Battery with Royal Commission fortifications called Redoubt No.5 at Maker Heights
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.34677, -4.19651
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Trioza centranthi, Eristalis tenax, Meadow Brown +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Shining Hookeria +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great BritainWalking route711 km▾
Named routeRef E9Length 711 kmInternational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 35: Portwrinkle to Plymouth)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Plymouth City TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PCTLocal walking route
The Co-operative WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
117 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eurovelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part English ChannelCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1Point-to-pointInternational cycle route
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 2 Plymouth to St. AustellCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN 27 alternativeCycling route▾
Named routeRef (alt 27)Local cycle route
NCN 2 alternativeCycling route▾
Named routeRef (alt 2)Local cycle route
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Old Fortification on Maker Heights
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Wildlife to spot
21,995 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,995 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Canada Goose +29
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- KnotCalidris canutus2025
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Water Shrew
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects37 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Trioza centranthi · Scathophaga stercoraria · Speckled Bush-cricket · Dock Bug +32
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
🌿Plants4 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Feather-moss · Great Scented Liverwort
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,995 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Canada Goose +29
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- KnotCalidris canutus2025
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Water Shrew
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects37 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Trioza centranthi · Scathophaga stercoraria · Speckled Bush-cricket · Dock Bug +32
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
🌿Plants4 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Crescent-cup Liverwort · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Feather-moss · Great Scented Liverwort
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina2025
Palomena prasina2025
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