Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
50.36613, -4.17365
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 175m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 175m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Wren, Robin, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great BritainWalking route711 km▾
Named routeRef E9Length 711 kmInternational walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 35: Portwrinkle to Plymouth)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route
156 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eurovelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part English ChannelCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1Point-to-pointInternational cycle route
NCN 2 linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 27 linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
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Plymouth : Mount Wise Park
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Wildlife to spot
26,836 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,836 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Black-headed Gull · Dunnock +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- TealAnas crecca
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +6
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,836 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Black-headed Gull · Dunnock +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- TealAnas crecca
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis +6
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas