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Dogs welcome19 ha
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50.36503, -4.14185
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Plymouth Hoe, referred to locally as The Hoe, is a large south-facing open public space in the English coastal city of Plymouth, Devon.
Read more on Wikipedia →ParkGrade II listed park and garden
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 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
190 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
25,024 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,024 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Turnstone · Herring Gull · Pied Wagtail · House Sparrow +30
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Marmalade Hoverfly +28
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,024 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Turnstone · Herring Gull · Pied Wagtail · House Sparrow +30
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Marmalade Hoverfly +28
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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