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Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.38975, -4.05717
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Firecrest, Peregrine, Robin +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Firecrest, Peregrine, Robin +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Chrysolina banksii, Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Chrysolina banksii, Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDE Regional 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 The Co-operative Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Staddon Lane Alternative Route) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map 115 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route 272 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 272 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
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Wildlife to spot
25,618 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,618 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Robin · Firecrest · Magpie · Chaffinch +43
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Chrysolina banksii · Field Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria +9
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,618 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Robin · Firecrest · Magpie · Chaffinch +43
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Chrysolina banksii · Field Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria +9
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae2025
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Praying Mantis Mantis religiosa2025
Praying Mantis Mantis religiosa2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025 