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50.37706, -4.17343
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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 181m away — 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 181m away — 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +74 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, Green Shieldbug +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 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 156 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 The Soapbox Theatre in Devonport Park
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Wildlife to spot
20,014 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,014 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 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 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🐝 Insects 15 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Oedemera femoralis · Batman Hoverfly +10
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Syrphus torvus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,014 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 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 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🐝 Insects 15 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Oedemera femoralis · Batman Hoverfly +10
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Syrphus torvus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae2025
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 