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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.39105, -4.17432
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 on site — 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 on site — 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 — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Batman Hoverfly +93 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Batman Hoverfly +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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
18,433 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,433 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Blue Tit +34
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bombycilla garrulus garrulus Bombycilla garrulus garrulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Streptopelia turtur turtur Streptopelia turtur turtur2025 Red-legged Shieldbug · 11-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis +19
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 11-spot Ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,433 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Blue Tit +34
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bombycilla garrulus garrulus Bombycilla garrulus garrulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Streptopelia turtur turtur Streptopelia turtur turtur2025 Red-legged Shieldbug · 11-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis +19
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 11-spot Ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
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
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus
Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus 