Knowle Avenue Allotments 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.39168, -4.17558
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 154m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 154m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +93 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 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 156 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 Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
21,398 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,398 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Robin · Wren · Goldcrest +30
Wigeon Mareca penelope Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Limosa limosa islandica Limosa limosa islandica2025 Bombycilla garrulus garrulus Bombycilla garrulus garrulus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 11-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Earwig +12
11-spot Ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,398 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Robin · Wren · Goldcrest +30
Wigeon Mareca penelope Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Limosa limosa islandica Limosa limosa islandica2025 Bombycilla garrulus garrulus Bombycilla garrulus garrulus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 11-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Earwig +12
11-spot Ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg. Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Valenzuela flavidus
Valenzuela flavidus
Valenzuela flavidus
Valenzuela flavidus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria 