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Cargreen Recreation Area

1 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifePicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.44103, -4.20618

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Picnic spotPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Cormorant, Shelduck, Little Egret +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area; Urban park — open green space

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Thickpoint Grimmia, Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides, Common Feather-moss +69 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Thickpoint Grimmia, Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides, Common Feather-moss +69 more · last seen 2024

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
The Co-operative WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Budshead Wood Red Walking RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
St Dominica Heritage Trail (Halton Quay Route)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Drake WalkWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 km
Fore Streetpublic footpath · 30 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Playground, Cargreen

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Playground, Cargreen

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Huntley GardensUrban park3.7 km→🌱Brunel GreenUrban park3.5 km→🌱Longstone ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Victoria GardensUrban park3.6 km→🌱Victoria GardensUrban park3.6 km→🦉WOODLAND WOOD VALLEYNature reserve4.9 km→

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