Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.75072, -3.41143
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and House Sparrow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 201m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and House Sparrow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 201m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, House Sparrow, Goldfinch +46 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Birds — Starling, House Sparrow, Goldfinch +46 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper +141 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km▾
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Pinhoe to Exeter WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef PEWLocal walking route
Ashclyst Blue WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef ABLUELocal walking route
Ashclyst Red WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef AREDRound tripLocal walking route
Ashclyst Green WalkWalking route3.2 km▾
Named routeRef AGREENLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route E9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E9Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
Killerton to Clyston MillCycling route▾
Devonshire Countryside, Sparrow Park, Estate Farms, Clyston Mill, River Clyst
Named routeRef KBFCTPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route E4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E4Local cycle route
Route E3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E3Local cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,947 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,947 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStarling · Goldfinch · Waxwing · House Sparrow · Tawny Owl +28
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Red Fox
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects49 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly +44
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,947 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStarling · Goldfinch · Waxwing · House Sparrow · Tawny Owl +28
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Red Fox
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects49 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly +44
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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