Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
50.39258, -4.12882
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Magpie
- ☀️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
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Magpie
- ☀️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
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Great Spotted Woodpecker +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Great Spotted Woodpecker +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Scatopse notata, Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
194 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
Riverside cycle trail at SaltramCycling route3.2 km▾
Perfect for families, young children, and those new to cycling, the terrain is largely flat with one steep hill.
Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
24,379 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
24,379 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreen Woodpecker · Magpie · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Wren · House Sparrow +29
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects39 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Scatopse notata · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax +34
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Scatopse notataScatopse notata
- Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,379 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreen Woodpecker · Magpie · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Wren · House Sparrow +29
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects39 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Scatopse notata · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax +34
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Scatopse notataScatopse notata
- Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupteryx decemnotata
Eupteryx decemnotata
Eupteryx decemnotata2025
Eupteryx decemnotata2025
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