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Parkham Field

1 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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50.39182, -3.51979

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cirl Bunting and Mediterranean Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Town Centre 489m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cirl Bunting and Mediterranean Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Town Centre 489m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Cirl Bunting, Mediterranean Gull, Herring Gull +103 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cirl Bunting, Mediterranean Gull, Herring Gull +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route

Greenway WalkWalking route

Named routeRef GWLocal walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 41: Dartmouth to Brixham)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Parkham Lanepublic footpath · 298 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 298 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

34,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

34,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Cirl Bunting · Mediterranean Gull · Great Northern Diver · Herring Gull · Purple Sandpiper +53

Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winter

2025

Grey Seal · Common Dolphin · Common Porpoise · Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Violet Oil-beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Oil Beetle · Dotted Bee-fly · Orange Ladybird

Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Oil BeetleMeloe
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

34,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Cirl Bunting · Mediterranean Gull · Great Northern Diver · Herring Gull · Purple Sandpiper +53

Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

winter

2025

Grey Seal · Common Dolphin · Common Porpoise · Grey Squirrel · Harbour Seal

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Violet Oil-beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Oil Beetle · Dotted Bee-fly · Orange Ladybird

Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Oil BeetleMeloe
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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