Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
50.74642, -3.41365
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕@143 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕@143 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird, Azure Damselfly +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km▾
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Pinhoe to Exeter WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef PEWLocal walking route
Ashclyst Blue WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef ABLUELocal walking route
Ashclyst Red WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef AREDRound tripLocal walking route
Ashclyst Green WalkWalking route3.2 km▾
Named routeRef AGREENLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route E9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E9Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
Killerton to Clyston MillCycling route▾
Devonshire Countryside, Sparrow Park, Estate Farms, Clyston Mill, River Clyst
Named routeRef KBFCTPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route E4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E4Local cycle route
Route E3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E3Local cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,235 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,235 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStarling · Goldfinch · Waxwing · Blackbird · House Sparrow +38
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Red Fox · Roe Deer
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Rutpela maculata +39
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,235 records · National Biodiversity NetworkStarling · Goldfinch · Waxwing · Blackbird · House Sparrow +38
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Red Fox · Roe Deer
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Rutpela maculata +39
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
