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Marley Park

3 ha

WildlifeBirdsInsects

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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50.39105, -4.17430

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Batman Hoverfly +93 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Batman Hoverfly +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 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

🚴

Cycling

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

Wildlife to spot

18,435 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,435 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Blue Tit +35

MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Bombycilla garrulus garrulusBombycilla garrulus garrulus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Streptopelia turtur turturStreptopelia turtur turtur2025

🐝

Insects24 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Long-winged Cone-head · 11-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +19

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformisNabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Heather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatus
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
SyrphusSyrphus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,435 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Blue Tit +35

MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Bombycilla garrulus garrulusBombycilla garrulus garrulus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Streptopelia turtur turturStreptopelia turtur turtur2025

🐝

Insects24 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Long-winged Cone-head · 11-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +19

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
11-spot LadybirdCoccinella undecimpunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformisNabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Heather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatus
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
SyrphusSyrphus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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