Woodbury Playing Fields
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
50.67607, -3.39690
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Bullfinch
- ☀️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
- 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Bullfinch
- ☀️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
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Bullfinch, Green Woodpecker +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Bullfinch, Green Woodpecker +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km▾
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
East Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Exminster to KentonWalking route▾
Named routeRef EXK
Orange WayWalking route560 km▾
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route243 m▾
Named routeLength 243 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route505 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 505 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route86 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,671 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,671 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Bullfinch · Rook · Robin · Blackcap · Firecrest +5
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
🐝Insects38 species
springsummer
2026▾
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Small Skipper · Speckled Wood +33
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,671 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Bullfinch · Rook · Robin · Blackcap · Firecrest +5
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2024
🐝Insects38 species
springsummer
2026▾
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small White · Small Skipper · Speckled Wood +33
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Peacock
Peacock
Aglais io2024
Aglais io2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2025Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2025Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Helina evectaHelina evecta2025Helina evectaHelina evecta2025Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2025Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2025Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025EristalisEristalis2025EristalisEristalis2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Stenurella melanuraStenurella melanura2025Stenurella melanuraStenurella melanura2025Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2025Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2024Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024