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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.37425, -4.17210
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +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 158 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
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Wildlife to spot
22,421 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,421 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Black-headed Gull · Dunnock +44
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 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Teal Anas crecca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +3
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Eupteryx melissae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,421 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Black-headed Gull · Dunnock +44
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 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Teal Anas crecca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +3
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Eupteryx melissae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupteryx melissae2025
Eupteryx melissae2025
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 