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Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.38827, -4.17390
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🛝 Playground 122m away — 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 🛝 Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 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 +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +101 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +101 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Holly, Hawthorn, Evergreen Oak · last seen 2024; Plants — Holly, Hawthorn, Evergreen Oak · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 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 156 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 Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Wrotham Park Estate Co Ltd v Parkside Homes Ltd
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Wildlife to spot
18,630 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,630 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Blue Tit +35
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Teal Anas crecca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bombycilla garrulus garrulus Bombycilla garrulus garrulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Long-winged Cone-head · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · 11-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +14
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 11-spot Ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,630 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Wren · Goldcrest · Blue Tit +35
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Teal Anas crecca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bombycilla garrulus garrulus Bombycilla garrulus garrulus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Long-winged Cone-head · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · 11-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +14
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 11-spot Ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Earwig
Common Earwig
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 