Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
50.37237, -4.16193
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Black-headed Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Sandwich Island — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Black-headed Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Sandwich Island — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great BritainWalking route711 km▾
Named routeRef E9Length 711 kmInternational walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 35: Portwrinkle to Plymouth)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route
164 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eurovelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part English ChannelCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1Point-to-pointInternational cycle route
NCN 2 linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 27 linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National 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
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Wildlife to spot
29,388 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
29,388 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Black-headed Gull · Goldcrest · House Sparrow · Wren +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · 2-spot Ladybird · Eupteryx melissae +13
- Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,388 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Black-headed Gull · Goldcrest · House Sparrow · Wren +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · 2-spot Ladybird · Eupteryx melissae +13
- Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas