Stoodley Knowle School (Closed)
21 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
50.46839, -3.49736
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 273m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 273m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Eristalis tenax +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route▾
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Torquay Harbour TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef THTLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Shelter by South West Coast Path (Bishop's Walk)
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
25,724 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,724 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Velvet Scoter · Woodpigeon · Great Northern Diver +44
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects20 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dock Bug · Eristalis tenax · Gorse Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus +15
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,724 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Velvet Scoter · Woodpigeon · Great Northern Diver +44
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects20 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dock Bug · Eristalis tenax · Gorse Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus +15
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicisGorse WeevilExapion ulicisSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisEnoplops scaphaEnoplops scaphaEnoplops scaphaEnoplops scaphaBeosus maritimusBeosus maritimusBeosus maritimusBeosus maritimus24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataLixus scabricollisLixus scabricollisLixus scabricollisLixus scabricollisCoriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEvents & activities nearby
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