Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.39440, -4.03500
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Firecrest
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Firecrest
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Firecrest, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Peregrine, Firecrest, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper, Common Red Soldier Beetle +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, Common Nettle, Cleavers +37 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional 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
The Co-operative WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Saltram pillars walk, SaltramWalking route1.6 km▾
This circular walk follows the Run England 1-mile route. The walk, which includes some slopes, can be muddy when wet.
Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
83 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
NCN28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Riverside cycle trail at SaltramCycling route3.2 km▾
Perfect for families, young children, and those new to cycling, the terrain is largely flat with one steep hill.
Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal cycle route
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
NCN2 AltCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
17,694 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,694 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Firecrest · Mediterranean Gull · Wigeon · House Martin +44
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwiftApus apus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Regulus ignicapilla ignicapillaRegulus ignicapilla ignicapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Charadrius dubius curonicusCharadrius dubius curonicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Praying Mantis · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Lesser Stag Beetle +5
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Praying MantisMantis religiosa
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Hornet Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,694 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Firecrest · Mediterranean Gull · Wigeon · House Martin +44
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwiftApus apus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Regulus ignicapilla ignicapillaRegulus ignicapilla ignicapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Charadrius dubius curonicusCharadrius dubius curonicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Praying Mantis · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Lesser Stag Beetle +5
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Praying MantisMantis religiosa
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Hornet Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella zonaria
Volucella zonaria
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisEvents & activities nearby
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