Hermon Terrace Allotments
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50.39699, -4.14383
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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 🛝 Playground 220m 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 🛝 Playground 220m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug, Meadow Grasshopper +93 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug, Meadow Grasshopper +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Cleavers, Bramble, Hart's-Tongue +11 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Cleavers, Bramble, Hart's-Tongue +11 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Beech Fern
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 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 189 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 Riverside cycle trail at Saltram Cycling route 3.2 km ▾
Perfect for families, young children, and those new to cycling, the terrain is largely flat with one steep hill.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
29,327 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,327 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Robin +32
Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Eristalis tenax · Long-winged Cone-head · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +26
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus Syrphus 11-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,327 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Grey Heron · Robin +32
Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Eristalis tenax · Long-winged Cone-head · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +26
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Syrphus Syrphus 11-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella undecimpunctata
Coccinella undecimpunctata
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis
Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalinus aeneus Eristalinus aeneus
Eristalinus aeneus Eristalinus aeneus 