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Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.36913, -4.17646
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Wren +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Wren +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Common Liverwort · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Common Liverwort · last seen 2025
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 155 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 Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 2 Plymouth to St. Austell Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Devonport Column and tower block
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Wildlife to spot
27,164 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,164 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Mallard · Oystercatcher +49
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Teal Anas crecca Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Raven Corvus corax2025 Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus torvus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +1
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,164 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Mallard · Oystercatcher +49
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Teal Anas crecca Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Raven Corvus corax2025 Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus torvus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +1
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
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