Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
50.35812, -4.17319
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 233m 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 Wren and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 233m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket, Marmalade Hoverfly +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great BritainWalking route711 km▾
Named routeRef E9Length 711 kmInternational walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 35: Portwrinkle to Plymouth)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route
157 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eurovelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part English ChannelCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1Point-to-pointInternational cycle route
NCN 2 linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 27 linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
26,144 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,144 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Wren · Goldcrest · Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects8 species
winterspring
2026▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus torvus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +3
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
- Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,144 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Wren · Goldcrest · Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects8 species
winterspring
2026▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus torvus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +3
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
- Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025