Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
50.73000, -4.00735
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +39 more · last seen 2025; Nature reserve
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syritta pipiens, Helophilus pendulus, Large Red Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Two Castles TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Granite WayCycling route▾
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route529 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 529 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pegasus TrailMountain bike route▾
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Parklandsbridleway · 242 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 242 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Parklandsbridleway · 110 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 110 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Tramlines Bridlewaybridleway · 624 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 624 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: bridleway
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Old Town (amusement park)
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,734 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,734 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Jackdaw +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syritta pipiens · Helophilus pendulus · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Chrysolina banksii +17
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,734 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Jackdaw +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syritta pipiens · Helophilus pendulus · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Chrysolina banksii +17
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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