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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.39896, -4.13988
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 130m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 130m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax, Meadow Grasshopper +87 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax, Meadow Grasshopper +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 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 188 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
28,512 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,512 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker · Robin · Grey Heron +33
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Long-winged Cone-head · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +18
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus 11-spot Ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,512 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker · Robin · Grey Heron +33
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Long-winged Cone-head · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +18
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus 11-spot Ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis
Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
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
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
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
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria 