Mincinglake Valley Park 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Exeter Getting here
50.74346, -3.50706
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 380m away — 2 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 380m away — 2 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 +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Counties Way Walking route 90 km ▾
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Named route Ref TCW Length 90 km Regional walking route
Show on map Exeter Green Circle Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EGC Local walking route
Show on map Exe Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EVW Regional walking route
Show on map Devonshire Heartland Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DHW Regional walking route
Show on map Dunsford to Exeter Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DEW Regional walking route
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref E1 Local cycle route
Show on map Route E9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref E9 Local cycle route
Show on map Exeter LCN E2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref E2 Local cycle route
Show on map Exeter LCN E12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref E12 Local cycle route
Show on map Exeter to Okehampton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Killerton to Clyston Mill Cycling route ▾
Devonshire Countryside, Sparrow Park, Estate Farms, Clyston Mill, River Clyst
Named route Ref KBFCT Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Stream flows into the Mincinglake Valley
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Wildlife to spot
20,448 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,448 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Magpie · Robin · Herring Gull +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Hornet Hoverfly · Oedemera femoralis · Cream-spot Ladybird · Clover-root Weevil · Volucella pellucens +5
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus2025 Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025 Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,448 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Magpie · Robin · Herring Gull +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Hornet Hoverfly · Oedemera femoralis · Cream-spot Ladybird · Clover-root Weevil · Volucella pellucens +5
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus2025 Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025 Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2025
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 