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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.41742, -4.13804
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Bramble, Cock's-foot +82 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Bramble, Cock's-foot +82 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Green Shieldbug, Hornet +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Green Shieldbug, Hornet +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Common Sorrel +7 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDE Regional walking route
Show on map Tamar Valley Discovery Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDT Regional walking route
Show on map The Co-operative Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Budshead Wood Red Walking Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Budshead Wood Yellow Walking Route Walking route ▾
103 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 2 Plymouth to St. Austell Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
31,213 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,213 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren +41
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Raven Corvus corax Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenshank Tringa nebularia Redshank Tringa totanus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Canada Goose Branta canadensis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hornet · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug +11
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hornet Vespa crabro Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus Dark Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,213 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren +41
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Raven Corvus corax Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenshank Tringa nebularia Redshank Tringa totanus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Canada Goose Branta canadensis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hornet · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug +11
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hornet Vespa crabro Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus Dark Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 