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Lavender Gardens

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Plan your visit

BirdsPicnicWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Great Spotted Woodpecker
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • Buckfast Farm Shop Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Crown Rust, Oak Blackhead, Iron Porecrust +18 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Black Oil-beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BTTRegional walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route329 m
Named routeRef 272Length 329 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route222 m
Named routeRef 272Length 222 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lavender Garden, Buckfast Abbey

Lavender Garden, Buckfast Abbey

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