Mincinglake Valley Park Exeter - geograph

Exeter Valley Parks are six parks around

Exeter Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...

, England, managed by Devon Wildlife Trust. The management was transferred from

Exeter City Council Exeter City Council is the council and local government of the city of Exeter, Devon. History Proposed unitary authority status The government proposed that the city should become an independent unitary authority within Devon, much like neighb ...

, which owns the parks, in May 2019.

The parks

* Ludwell Valley Park. South-east of the city centre at . Size . Access is from Ludwell Lane, Topsham Road, Parkland Drive or Pynes Hill. There are several circular walks. There are fields and wooded lanes; the area is a habitat for much wildlife. * Riverside Valley Park. Between the River Exe and Exeter Ship Canal, one mile downriver from

Exeter Quay Exeter Quay, also known as Exeter Quayside, is a part of the city of Exeter next to the River Exe and the Exeter Ship Canal. It was first used as a port in prehistoric times when a sandstone ledge was used to unload the ships of overseas trader ...

, lying between Clapperbrook Lane in the north-west and Bridge Road in the south-east.. Size . There is a path alongside the River Exe and flood plain meadows. * Mincinglake Valley Park. North-east of the city centre, at . Size . There are paths through woodland and along streams; on

Stoke Hill Stoke Hill is a large hill rising to the north of Exeter in Devon, England. It is significant as the site of both an Iron Age hill fortR. R. Sellman, ''Aspects of Devon History'' (Devon Books, 1985), p. 11 (map). and a later Roman Roman or Rom ...

there are wildflower meadows, and views across the city towards the Exe estuary. * Barley Valley Park. West of the city centre, at . Size . Access is from Higher Barley Mount or from the end of Antonine Crescent. There are paths and bridleways through woods and meadows, on the western ridge line of the city. * Duryard and Belvidere Valley Park. Two sites north of the city centre, near the University of Exeter: Duryard at , off Pennsylvania Road; and Belvidere at , off Belvidere Road. Total size . * Whitycombe Valley Park. North-west of the city centre, at . Size . A meadow accessed from Whitycombe Way, with views across the city.

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External links

Mincinglake Valley Park
''Little Devon'' Exeter Nature reserves in Devon Parks and open spaces in Devon