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Southway Drive Allotments

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.42710, -4.12947

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Visiting this summer

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
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, 7-spot Ladybird +110 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, 7-spot Ladybird +110 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
The Co-operative WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Budshead Wood Red Walking RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Budshead Wood Yellow Walking RouteWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

59 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
Riverside cycle trail at SaltramCycling route3.2 km

Perfect for families, young children, and those new to cycling, the terrain is largely flat with one steep hill.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal cycle route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
NCN2 AltCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bus stop, Southway Drive

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bus stop, Southway Drive

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Central ParkUrban park4.8 km→🦉BIRCHAM VALLEYNature reserve2 km→🦉SOUTHWAY VALLEYNature reserve200 m→🦉WOODLAND WOOD VALLEYNature reserve2.1 km→🦉HAM WOODSNature reserve3.7 km→🌱Goodwin ParkUrban park200 m→

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