The Tamar Estuary MCZs are located in two spatially separate areas. The MCZs cover an area of approximately 15 km2 and include the upper reaches of the Tamar and Lynher estuaries of South Devon and Cornwall.
The sheltered habitats found within this site are subject to various salinity levels and tidal exposures. This diverse estuarine environment supports a number of features of ecological importance. These MCZs are particularly important as they are the only site where smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) is protected. Smelt is a migratory fish species which has suffered large declines throughout its range and is known to breed in the Tamar.
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Part of Plymouth Woods, this ancient woodland is an oasis of calm right inside Plymouth. You can stroll along its accessible paths through refreshing greenery, enjoy the changing colours of the seasons – from spring bluebells to the blazing hues of autumn – and spot wildlife, including roe deer, foxes and buzzards. A visit to Whitleigh Wood is the perfect antidote to city life.
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/whitleigh-wood/
Whitleigh nr Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth
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Bircham Valley is a Local Nature Reserve located in the north of Plymouth immediately south of Derriford Hospital. This site is a haven from the hubbub of the city where you can relax, walk, play and explore nature.
Covering 23 hectares (that's about 23 full-sized football pitches), we share the ownership and management of the reserve with the NHS.
Bircham Valley has some beautiful woodland and meadows to stroll through, alongside a stream which runs through to Forder Valley.
When visiting the hospital, why not take some time out and walk along one of the three routes in the reserve?
https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/localnaturereserves/birchamvalleylnr
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Budshead Wood is a Local Nature Reserve located in the north-west of Plymouth immediately east of Ernesettle and south of Tamerton Creek. This site covers 14 hectares (that's around 14 full-sized football pitches) and is a place where you can relax, walk, play and explore nature. Cross over from the Budshead Road entrance and you'll find yourself in Woodland Wood.
Budshead Wood is an ancient woodland next to a tidal creek which joins the Tamar. Why not take your family for a stroll enjoying the sounds and smells of the woods? Remember this is a Local Nature Reserve, please be considerate to wildlife and to other users.
https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspaces/localnaturereserves/budsheadwoodlnr
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The Andy Stevens Reserve
Cann Wood is a Local Nature Reserve located in the north-west of Plymouth immediately north of Whitleigh and south of Tamerton Foliot. This site covers 24 hectares (that's around 24 full-sized football pitches) and is a place where you can relax, walk, play and explore nature.
Cann Wood is a large site in which you can experience the outdoors and let free your wild sides! Why not take your family for a stroll enjoying the sounds and sights that the woods have to offer?
Cann Wood Reserve has been dedicated to the memory of Dr Andy Stevens who sadly died in 2005. He played a pivotal role in advocating the need to protect Cann Wood and in securing the acquisition of the land as part of a planning agreement. Andy worked as Nature Conservation Officer with us for over 10 years and worked tirelessly to champion the protection of the city's wildlife.
https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/localnaturereserves/cannwoodlnr
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Efford Marsh is a Local Nature Reserve located in the east of Plymouth between the A38 and Efford. This site covers 28 hectares (that's around 28 full-sized football pitches) and is a place where you can relax, walk, play and explore nature.
Efford Marsh has a variety of meadows, woodlands and marshland which drain into the River Plym.
The site provides a valuable landscape and biodiversity resource for the area.
Species we've spotted include: bluebell, wood anemone and wild garlic, badger, Plymouth Pear, fringed water-lily
https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/localnaturereserves/effordmarshlnr
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Forder Valley is a Local Nature Reserve in the northeast of Plymouth, next to the communities of Leigham, Estover and Eggbuckland. It's a good sized green space (28 hectares) where you can enjoy walking and playing as well as exploring nature.
The most recent improvements to the site carried out by the Stepping Stones to Nature project have included upgrading paths, new signage designed by Leigham Primary School children, a pond dipping platform, picnic table and natural play features.
Why not enjoy a circular walk through the reserve? Stroll along the old tramway under the tree canopy, down to the pond and meadow to the picnic area. There are some steps, slopes and uneven ground on the route.
From Monday 4 November 2019 until 2022 access to the Forder Valley Nature Reserve from Novorossiysk Road will be closed along with a short section of public footpath. This is to ensure public safety during construction of the Forder Valley Link Road. Access into the nature reserve will be maintained from Sheepstor Road and Longbridge Road.
Forder Valley (LNR) https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/localnaturereserves/fordervalleylnr
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Ham Woods is a Local Nature Reserve coverings 35.9 hectares (that's about 36 full-sized football pitches) and is located just south of the A38, adjacent to the Burrington Industrial Estate and north of the areas of Ham and Pennycross. We own and manage the site and habitats include woodland, rough grassland, hedgerows and marsh. Sited in a steep valley, it is a lovely place to walk, play and relax. More than 200 species of plants and almost 80 species of birds have been recorded within the woods, a great place to enjoy and learn about nature.
The most recent improvements to the site carried out by the Stepping Stones to Nature project have included putting in good quality paths and installing new signage designed by Mayflower Primary School children.
Why not enjoy a circular walk through the reserve? Follow the Blue or Red routes for a 30 minute circular walk. Take in historic Ham Lane, enjoying the sounds of the ancient woodland and join the path alongside the babbling brook. There are some steps, slopes and uneven ground on the route.
https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/localnaturereserves/hamwoodslnr
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Kings Tamerton Wood is a proposed Local Nature Reserve covering around eight hectares (that's about eight full-sized football pitches) and located in the west of Plymouth adjacent to the neighbourhood of Kings Tamerton.
Kings Tamerton Wood is a young wood and most of the trees were planted here approximately 20 years ago as a community woodland. The pathways through the woodland were upgraded in 2014 and allow you to explore the site. There are also areas of grassland within the reserve. Why not explore the wood and watch it develop and grow over time as it matures into a diverse woodland?
Habitats will be managed for wildlife to increase the biodiversity of the wood. The site includes grassland, hedgerows, immature planted broadleaf woodland and scrub.
https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspace/localnaturereserves/kingstamertonwoodlnr
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Newnham Meadows Local Nature Reserve is a green corridor situated between the Newnham Industrial Estate and Newnham Housing estate in Plympton, Plymouth. The site is bordered by Newnham Road and the Newnham Meadow allotments site to the north, Newnham Industrial Estate to the west, Newnham housing estate to the east and Newnham Meadow Park to the south. The site sits between the communities of Chaddlewood and Colebrook in Plympton. Historically the site formed part of the Old Newnham Estate, remnant hedgerows and field boundaries provide evidence of the sites agricultural past.
https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/parksnatureandgreenspaces/localnaturereserves/newnhammeadows
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