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Houndiscombe Park

Devon  >  United Kingdom

Houndiscombe Park is Plymouth's seconds smallest park and is just North of The University of Plymouth.

Added* by Baz Willmott
Most recent update 27 marts 2025
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Description

A bit of an oasis amongst housing, Houndiscombe Park has a good amount of tree cover and has a very active friends group. Plymouth's smallest park (Moorview Park - see separate entry) is only a 8 minute walk away to the North East.

Details

Access

Houndiscombe Park is located just North of The University of Plymouth. Press P's on map for directions. Pay and Display parking on local streets only. BE WARNED spaces get taken up early, alternatively the city centre is only a 15 minute walk away.

Terrain and Habitat

Scattered trees and bushes , Grassland , Park , City/village

Conditions

Flat , Wet

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Winter , Spring migration , Autumn migration

Route

Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Car

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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Map

Top 5 birds

Natugle
1. Natugle
(Strix aluco)
Fuglekonge
2. Fuglekonge
(Regulus regulus)
Gransanger
3. Gransanger
(Phylloscopus collybita)
Munk
4. Munk
(Sylvia atricapilla)
Stor Flagspætte
5. Stor Flagspætte
(Dendrocopos major)

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