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Getting here

50.40195, -3.66265

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 147m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 147m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, parking

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground; Allotments

Dog walks

Good match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Good match

Varies

Named cycling route nearby: Route 28

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route

Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route▾

Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route

Dart Valley TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route

Orange WayWalking route560 km▾

Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route

Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRef BTTRegional walking route

Hill Parkpublic footpath · 68 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mPath type: track

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Cycling

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29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 2Cycling route▾

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Route 28Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route10 m▾

Named routeRef 2Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Main RouteCycling route150 m▾

Named routeRef 2Length 150 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km▾

Named routeRef 2Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route248 m▾

Named routeRef 28Length 248 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

16,183 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

16,183 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds75 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin

+70 more species

All 75 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

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Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

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Reptiles2 species

autumn

2025

Slow-worm · Grass Snake

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Insects7 species

springsummerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Red-legged Shieldbug · Snail Hunter · Eristalis tenax

+2 more species

All 7 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2025
Eristalis tenax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,183 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds75 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin

+70 more species

All 75 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025

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Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

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Reptiles2 species

autumn

2025

Slow-worm · Grass Snake

🐝

Insects7 species

springsummerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Red-legged Shieldbug · Snail Hunter · Eristalis tenax

+2 more species

All 7 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Snail HunterCychrus caraboides2025
Eristalis tenax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cottages, Ashprington

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Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cottages, Ashprington

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · 251m

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Playground

147m away

✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Weather for this location

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Meadow ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Throgmorton House Open SpaceUrban park3.2 km→🌱Vire IslandUrban park3.3 km→🌱Leechwell GardenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Heath's GardenUrban park3.7 km→🌱Borough ParkUrban park4.1 km→