Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.40259, -4.00111
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Wheatear
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 258m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Wheatear
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 258m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Wheatear, Shoveler +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Wheatear, Shoveler +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Birchland Waypublic footpath · 140 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 140 mPath type: residential
Birchland Waypublic footpath · 42 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 42 mPath type: service
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route651 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 651 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route85 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,388 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,388 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Wigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Jackdaw +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
- WryneckJynx torquilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Summer Chafer · Melanostoma scalare · Stable Fly +6
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Speckled Bush-cricket
Marsh Clubmoss
- Marsh ClubmossLycopodiella inundata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,388 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Wigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Jackdaw +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
- WryneckJynx torquilla2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Summer Chafer · Melanostoma scalare · Stable Fly +6
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Speckled Bush-cricket
Marsh Clubmoss
- Marsh ClubmossLycopodiella inundata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leptophyes punctatissima
Leptophyes punctatissima
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansEvents & activities nearby
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