Mount Batten: 17th century artillery tower, Civil War breastwork, and World War II remains 1 ha
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50.35933, -4.12996
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Architectural structure scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Koala Karlous Bagel Co. — 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Koala Karlous Bagel Co. — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 — Moorhen, Herring Gull, Mute Swan +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Herring Gull, Mute Swan +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird +79 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 190 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
23,170 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,170 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Pied Wagtail · Moorhen · Oystercatcher +46
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Turnstone Arenaria interpres Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Grey Squirrel · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis +22
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,170 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Pied Wagtail · Moorhen · Oystercatcher +46
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Turnstone Arenaria interpres Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Grey Squirrel · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Meliscaeva auricollis +22
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Trechus subnotatus Trechus subnotatus
Trechus subnotatus Trechus subnotatus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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