Remains of Plymouth Castle
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.36593, -4.13448
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Alfresco — 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Alfresco — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +110 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +110 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 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 192 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 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
26,015 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,015 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow · Oystercatcher · Pied Wagtail · Turnstone +26
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Turnstone Arenaria interpres Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Shieldbug · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Meliscaeva auricollis · Scatopse notata · Harmonia axyridis form succinea +33
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Scatopse notata Scatopse notata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,015 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow · Oystercatcher · Pied Wagtail · Turnstone +26
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Turnstone Arenaria interpres Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Green Shieldbug · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Meliscaeva auricollis · Scatopse notata · Harmonia axyridis form succinea +33
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Scatopse notata Scatopse notata Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Eupteryx decemnotata Eupteryx decemnotata2025
Eupteryx decemnotata Eupteryx decemnotata2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Atlantopsocus Atlantopsocus
Atlantopsocus Atlantopsocus
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Chaetocnema concinna/picipes Chaetocnema concinna/picipes
Chaetocnema concinna/picipes Chaetocnema concinna/picipes
Cacopsylla Cacopsylla
Cacopsylla Cacopsylla
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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