Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
50.37550, -4.15461
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Black-headed Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Black-headed Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — 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 — Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Robin +66 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 — Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +105 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 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
168 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
31,866 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,866 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Robin · Wren · House Sparrow · Goldcrest +37
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · 2-spot Ladybird · Eupteryx melissae +18
- Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,866 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-headed Gull · Robin · Wren · House Sparrow · Goldcrest +37
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Scathophaga stercoraria · Eristalis tenax · 2-spot Ladybird · Eupteryx melissae +18
- Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
