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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
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Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.37291, -4.16443
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great Britain Walking route 711 km ▾
Named route Ref E9 Length 711 km International walking route
Show on map West Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDE Regional walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 35: Portwrinkle to Plymouth) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Erme-Plym Trail Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref EPT Length 27 km Regional walking route
Show on map 164 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eurovelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part English Channel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 Point-to-point International cycle route
Show on map NCN 2 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 27 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Riverside cycle trail at Saltram Cycling route 3.2 km ▾
Perfect for families, young children, and those new to cycling, the terrain is largely flat with one steep hill.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Rectory Field, Devonport
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Wildlife to spot
28,831 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,831 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Goldcrest · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow · Wren +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Turnstone Arenaria interpres Mute Swan Cygnus olor Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · 2-spot Ladybird · Eupteryx melissae +12
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,831 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Goldcrest · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow · Wren +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Turnstone Arenaria interpres Mute Swan Cygnus olor Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · 2-spot Ladybird · Eupteryx melissae +12
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Atlantopsocus Atlantopsocus
Atlantopsocus Atlantopsocus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Chaetocnema concinna/picipes Chaetocnema concinna/picipes
Chaetocnema concinna/picipes Chaetocnema concinna/picipes
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025 