Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
50.49470, -4.12275
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🚻Toilets 134m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🚻Toilets 134m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax +192 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
Drakes TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef DTRegional walking route
Drake WalkWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 km
51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route40 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route▾
Photos
Magnolia and Acer - The Garden House
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
16,395 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,395 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
🐝Insects61 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Rhingia campestris · Green Shieldbug +56
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,395 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
🐝Insects61 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Rhingia campestris · Green Shieldbug +56
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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