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Palstone Park Recreation Ground

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifePitchesBirds
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

50.42689, -3.82736

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dock Bug, Dark Bush-cricket, Spotted Regal-sawfly +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Dark Bush-cricket, Spotted Regal-sawfly +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Forder LaneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route496 m
Named routeRef 2Length 496 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Junction of Pool Park and Shipley Close

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Junction of Pool Park and Shipley Close

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sanderspool Cross Recreation AreaUrban park300 m→🌱South Brent AllotmentsUrban park600 m→✦Stone RowHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Dunstan's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds700 m→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→🌱Cross ParkUrban park3.2 km→

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