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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.38459, -4.15320
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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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Wren +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Wren +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +135 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +135 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 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 West Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDE Regional 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 Erme-Plym Trail Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref EPT Length 27 km Regional walking route
Show on map 173 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 NCN 2 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 27 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 NCN28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Riverside cycle trail at Saltram Cycling route 3.2 km ▾
Perfect for families, young children, and those new to cycling, the terrain is largely flat with one steep hill.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
16,079 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,079 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Robin · Goldcrest · Goldfinch · Nuthatch +31
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🐝 Insects 29 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +24
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,079 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Robin · Goldcrest · Goldfinch · Nuthatch +31
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🐝 Insects 29 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +24
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis2025
Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis2025
Atlantopsocus Atlantopsocus
Atlantopsocus Atlantopsocus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Chaetocnema concinna/picipes Chaetocnema concinna/picipes
Chaetocnema concinna/picipes Chaetocnema concinna/picipes
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata2025
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025 