🌱 Urban park

York Gardens

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsCyclingHiking

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.58072, -3.46815

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Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to Dawlish

Varies

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth)

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 41 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

East Devon WayWalking route▾

Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route

Templer WayWalking route▾

Named routeRef TWRegional walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth)Walking route▾

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 44: Exmouth to Sidmouth)Walking route▾

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Teignmouth & Dawlish WayWalking route▾

Named routeRef TDWLocal walking route

Barton Lanepublic footpath · 232 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 232 mPath type: footway

Barton Lanepublic footpath · 284 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 284 mPath type: footway

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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route▾

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route28 m▾

Named routeRef 2Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route100 m▾

Named routeLength 100 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route345 m▾

Named routeRef 2Length 345 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route85 m▾

Named routeRef 2Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route86 m▾

Named routeRef 2Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

About this urban park

York Gardens is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

10,017 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,017 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds57 species recorded

Black-headed Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull

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Mammals1 species recorded

Rabbit

🐸

Amphibians1 species recorded

Common Toad

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Insects21 species recorded

Southern Hawker · Epistrophe grossulariae · Vine Weevil

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,017 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds57 species recorded

Black-headed Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull

🦌

Mammals1 species recorded

Rabbit

🐸

Amphibians1 species recorded

Common Toad

🐝

Insects21 species recorded

Southern Hawker · Epistrophe grossulariae · Vine Weevil

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dawlish, weir

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Photos

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dawlish, weir

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

🌱 Visiting this spring

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Café

Gay's Creamery · 43m

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Parking

Dawlish Station Car Park · Paid · 182m

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Toilets

3 · 104m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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