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🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.35988, -4.16510
Open directionsv 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Ocean Studios Real Ideas — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Ocean Studios Real Ideas — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Black-headed Gull +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Black-headed Gull +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Speckled Bush-cricket +93 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Speckled Bush-cricket +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great Britain Walking route 711 km ▾
Named route Ref E9 Length 711 km International walking route
Show on map West Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDE Regional walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 35: Portwrinkle to Plymouth) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Erme-Plym Trail Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref EPT Length 27 km Regional walking route
Show on map 164 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eurovelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part English Channel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 Point-to-point International cycle route
Show on map NCN 2 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 27 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Riverside cycle trail at Saltram Cycling route 3.2 km ▾
Perfect for families, young children, and those new to cycling, the terrain is largely flat with one steep hill.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Defences at Western King Point, Plymouth
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Wildlife to spot
30,201 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,201 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Turnstone Arenaria interpres Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus torvus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sylvicola +5
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Sylvicola Sylvicola Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,201 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Turnstone Arenaria interpres Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus torvus · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sylvicola +5
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Sylvicola Sylvicola Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae2025
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 