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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
50.23400, -3.77764
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 115m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 115m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Cormorant +77 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Cormorant +77 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +96 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 38: Bigbury on Sea to Salcombe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 39: Salcombe to Torcross)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Kingsale Roadpublic footpath · 63 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
Fortescue Roadpublic footpath · 68 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Penny's Hillpublic footpath · 84 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mPath type: footway
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route165 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route90 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route841 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 841 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
13,669 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,669 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest · Wren +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Black Oil-beetle · Dark Bush-cricket · Woundwort Shieldbug +44
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,669 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest · Wren +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Black Oil-beetle · Dark Bush-cricket · Woundwort Shieldbug +44
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humatorBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humatorMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeusRed-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariaeRed-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariaeBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2025Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2025Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Brown Heath RobberflyMachimus cingulatus2025Brown Heath RobberflyMachimus cingulatus2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Tanbark BorerPhymatodes testaceus2025Tanbark BorerPhymatodes testaceus2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2025Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2025Flecked StriderMacrophya blanda2025Flecked StriderMacrophya blanda2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025