🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🛝 Family
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Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.36986, -4.17315
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Vintage Brew — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 ☕ Vintage Brew — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 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 157 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 Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Zebra crossing on Cumberland Road
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Wildlife to spot
24,989 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,989 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Black-headed Gull · Dunnock +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Teal Anas crecca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +5
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,989 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Black-headed Gull · Dunnock +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Teal Anas crecca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +5
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae2025
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025 