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Ridgetop Park

33 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Mount Rainier National Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

50.68502, -3.51943

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Herring Gull
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 280m away

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blue Tit, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Kateretes pusillus, Blue Willow Beetle · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exeter Green CircleWalking route
Named routeRef EGCLocal walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
Pinhoe to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef PEWLocal walking route
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Cycling

77 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route
Named routeRef E1Local cycle route
Route E9Cycling route
Named routeRef E9Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Exeter LCN E12Cycling route
Named routeRef E12Local cycle route
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ridge Ride Trail (Red - Difficult)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef Ridge Ride Red
Discovery Trail (Green - Easy)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef Discovery - green easy
Ridge Ride Extreme (Black - Severe)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef Ridge Ride BlackLocal cycle route
Spicers Trail (Blue - moderate)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef Spicers - blue moderate
Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)

Wildlife to spot

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