Glade
← Back🌱 Urban park

Mill Marsh Park,

12 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyBirdsPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

50.59295, -3.67869

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Fuelled by Caffeine — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

13 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Netted Crust, White Saddle, Orange Mock Oyster +22 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
River Teign WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RTWRegional walking route
Marsh Lanepublic footpath · 209 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 209 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Marsh Lanepublic footpath · 25 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Avenue Roadpublic footpath · 137 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 137 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
🚴

Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route189 m
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 272Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mill Marsh Park, Bovey Tracey

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mill Marsh Park, Bovey Tracey

1 / 15

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mill Marsh ParkUrban park100 m→✦Cromwell's ArchHistoric site300 m→✦Cromwell's Arch and adjacent archHistoric site300 m→🌱Parke Walled GardenUrban park800 m→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir4.3 km→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir4.3 km→