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Oakford Lawn

2 ha

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

50.54641, -3.59829

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 253m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 253m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Black-tailed Skimmer, Western Conifer Seed Bug, 2-spot Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route

Templer WayWalking route

Named routeRef TWRegional walking route

Teignmouth & Dawlish WayWalking route

Named routeRef TDWLocal walking route

Orange WayWalking route560 km

Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route

River Teign WalkWalking route

Named routeRef RTWRegional walking route

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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Teign Estuary TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

A383 cycle routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 28Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route213 m

Named routeRef 28Length 213 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route35 m

Named routeRef 28Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

31,839 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,839 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds62 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Herring Gull · Little Grebe · Blue Tit +57

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

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Insects2 species

winter

2026

Western Conifer Seed Bug · 2-spot Ladybird

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,839 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Herring Gull · Little Grebe · Blue Tit +57

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

Western Conifer Seed Bug · 2-spot Ladybird

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

North side of Oakford Lawn

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