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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Carrion Crow
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 175m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Carrion Crow
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 175m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Black-tailed Skimmer, Western Conifer Seed Bug, 2-spot Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black-tailed Skimmer, Western Conifer Seed Bug, 2-spot Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route

Templer WayWalking route

Named routeRef TWRegional walking route

Teignmouth & Dawlish WayWalking route

Named routeRef TDWLocal walking route

Orange WayWalking route560 km

Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route

River Teign WalkWalking route

Named routeRef RTWRegional walking route

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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Teign Estuary TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

A383 cycle routeCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 28Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route213 m

Named routeRef 28Length 213 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route35 m

Named routeRef 28Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

33,161 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,161 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mallard · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Herring Gull +83

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
CootFulica atra
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Swan GooseAnser cygnoides2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects26 species

summer

2026

Black-tailed Skimmer · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 2-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Emperor Dragonfly +21

Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae2025
Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Red-veined DarterSympetrum fonscolombii2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Eupterycyba jucundaEupterycyba jucunda2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,161 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

autumnwinter

2026

Mallard · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Herring Gull +83

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
CootFulica atra
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Swan GooseAnser cygnoides2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Black SwanCygnus atratus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects26 species

summer

2026

Black-tailed Skimmer · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 2-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Emperor Dragonfly +21

Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae2025
Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Red-veined DarterSympetrum fonscolombii2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Eupterycyba jucundaEupterycyba jucunda2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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