Millbay Park Recreation Ground
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.36675, -4.15033
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Port O'Call — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ☕ Port O'Call — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 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 180 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
21,990 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,990 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow · Goldcrest · Wren +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica Turnstone Arenaria interpres Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Eristalis tenax · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Scathophaga stercoraria · Meliscaeva auricollis · 2-spot Ladybird +18
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,990 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow · Goldcrest · Wren +33
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica Turnstone Arenaria interpres Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Eristalis tenax · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Scathophaga stercoraria · Meliscaeva auricollis · 2-spot Ladybird +18
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Atlantopsocus Atlantopsocus
Atlantopsocus Atlantopsocus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Chaetocnema concinna/picipes Chaetocnema concinna/picipes
Chaetocnema concinna/picipes Chaetocnema concinna/picipes
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata2025
Scatopse notata Scatopse notata2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025 