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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.41645, -4.13296
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Christian Mill Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Christian Mill Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Wren +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Wren +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Cock's-foot, Yorkshire-fog +68 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Cock's-foot, Yorkshire-fog +68 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Bramble, Common Sorrel, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDE Regional walking route
Show on map Tamar Valley Discovery Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDT Regional walking route
Show on map Plymouth City Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref PCT Local walking route
Show on map The Co-operative Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Budshead Wood Red Walking Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 110 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 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 Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 2 Plymouth to St. Austell Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
21,749 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,749 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +31
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hornet · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle +19
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hornet Vespa crabro Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Alydus calcaratus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,749 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +31
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hornet · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle +19
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hornet Vespa crabro Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Alydus calcaratus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Alydus calcaratus
Alydus calcaratus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus 