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Stonehouse Creek to Victoria Park

Devon  >  United Kingdom

Stonehouse Creek and Victoria Park are both in the Stonehouse area of Plymouth in West Devon.

Tillagd* av Baz Willmott
Senast uppdaterad 23 oktober 2024
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Beskrivning

Stonehouse Creek and Victoria Park were both tidal at one time. Victoria Park being filled in and turned into a park in the late 19th century, whilst Stonehouse Creek was filled in and turned into sports pitches in 1972/73, in fact the land is so low lying that both areas still occasionally flood following periods of persistent heavy rain.

(*1), press STAR on map. Stonehouse Creek, The rugby pitches here can be busy on Saturdays especially in the afternoons, a visit earlier in the day or on a weekday may be best. This large open area does occasionally have feeding strandskata, especially at high tide elsewhere. During intense freezing conditions North of the City, tofsvipa can be found here also. Following long periods of heavy rain shallow pools form attracting Gulls (Laridae), mostly skrattmås but always worth checking for the now increasingly more common svarthuvad mås 'loafing and bathing' in the fresh water pools.

(*2), Victoria Park, the Football pitches here are extremely busy at weekends (both Saturdays and Sundays), a visit during a weekday may be best. The centre of the park is more open but the edges have a good mixture of large mature trees, the park has good wide paths that are sometimes prone to flooding in places. During Winter rödvingetrast, björktrast and ängspiplärka are regularly seen. The gardens along the Southern edge can have svarthätta, gransångare and the occasional lövsångare in Summer, on Ivy (Ilex) covered walls look and listen for kungsfågel.

(*3). On this (private) early learning site, once the site of a council bowling green, are more mature trees and rough areas of scrubland, listen out for the calls of halsbandsparakit often seen here from their main site of nearby Central Park (see separate entry - Central Park Plymouth). Check the old railway viaduct for tornfalk often seen resting.

Detaljer

Tillgänglighet

Leave the City Centre (shopping area) and head West on the A374 signed Torpoint (NOTE do not go on A374 signed Saltash/Liskeard/Tavistock), continue on this A374 signed Torpoint road, at next roundabout with group of trees on, take 2nd exit on road that goes slightly uphill. At next smaller roundabout with tall black CCTV camera, take 3rd exit into Kings Road and park on street. For more parking information see Extra Info below.

Terräng och habitat

Spridda träd och buskar , Slätt , Dal , Park , Stad/by

Förhållanden

Platt

Rundtur

Ja

Tubkikare behövs?

Kan vara användbart

Bästa säsong för skådning

Året runt

Bästa tid för ett besök

Vinter , Sommar , Vårsträck , Höststräck

Rutt

Asfalterad väg , Bred stig

Hur ansträngande vandring

Lätt vandring

Nås

Till fots , Cykel , Bil

Fågeltorn / plattform

Nej

Extra information

Stonehouse Creek has a large car park, unfortunately weekdays is permit holders only. At weekends a nominal £1 fee is payable for all day parking. Note the fans of Plymouth Albion Rugby Club and Devonport Services Rugby Club (both nearby) also use this car park on Saturdays.

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