Cranbrook Ecology Park
9 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
50.75474, -3.39112
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and House Sparrow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 131m away — 10 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and House Sparrow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 131m away — 10 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, House Sparrow, Tawny Owl +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Starling, House Sparrow, Tawny Owl +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper +136 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
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
Ashclyst Purple WalkWalking route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef APURPLELength 2.4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Photos
Cranbrook Ecology Park, 2025 (20640)
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
3,192 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,192 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspring
2026▾
Starling · Goldfinch · Waxwing · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +39
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Great TitParus major2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Hazel Dormouse · Weasel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Eristalis pertinax +35
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,192 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspring
2026▾
Starling · Goldfinch · Waxwing · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +39
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Great TitParus major2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Hazel Dormouse · Weasel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Eristalis pertinax +35
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusBlack Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrataBlack Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrataBlack Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabaeBlack Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabaeGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusWasp BeetleClytus arietisWasp BeetleClytus arietisCheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsisMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2024Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2024CheilosiaCheilosia2024CheilosiaCheilosia2024Andrena pilipesAndrena pilipes2024Andrena pilipesAndrena pilipes2024Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024EupeodesEupeodes2024EupeodesEupeodes2024MelanostomaMelanostoma2024MelanostomaMelanostoma2024Lathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburiana2024Lathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburiana2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Events & activities nearby
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