Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.50947, -4.09805
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Abbot's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 270Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 270National 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route▾
Photos
Weir on the River Walkham, Horrabridge
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
14,704 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,704 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird +44
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Minotaur Beetle · Eupteryx melissae · Oedemera femoralis · Green Shieldbug · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +25
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,704 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird +44
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Minotaur Beetle · Eupteryx melissae · Oedemera femoralis · Green Shieldbug · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +25
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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