You'll find Bowling Green and Goosemoor on the confluence of the River Exe and the River Clyst, close to the town of Topsham. It's an ideal spot to watch birds up close, including spring and autumn migrating birds, and winter flocks of waders, ducks and geese feeding and resting, from the comfort of the Lookout hide.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/bowling-green-and-goosemoor/
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Photo: Grant Sherman 8th Feb 2022
Getting to Bowling Green Marsh
By Cycling
Cycle Hire
Co-Bikes
Saddles and Paddles
Route 2 Bikes
Darts Farm
By Bus
You can travel to Topsham Bridge Hill or Dart's Farm using the 57 Exeter - Exmouth bus route. Buses are every 30 minutes during daylight hours every day of the week.
Topsham Bridge Hill (S-bound) – bustimes.org from Exeter
Topsham Bridge Hill (NW-bound) – bustimes.org to Exeter
Clyst St George Darts Farm (E-bound) – bustimes.org from Exeter
Clyst St George, opposite Darts Farm – bustimes.org to Exeter
You can travel to Topsham Quay on the T Exeter - Topsham bus route. Thee are three buses during daylight hours and an hourly service in the evening.
Topsham Quay (NE-bound) – bustimes.org
By Train
You can travel to Topsham Railway Station on the Avocet Line from Exeter St David's to Exmouth
Walks From Exeter
Keep healthy in Exeter by using walking and cycling. Get buses to find new walks when it is safe to do so. Exeter is full of relaxing or energetic walks.
- Stroll by the River Exe and the Exeter Ship Canal
- Train for a marathon by walking or running the Exeter Cosy Routes
- Visit the green lungs of Exeter by walking Exeter's Green Circle
- Look for wildlife on the River Exe Wild Walk
- Go farther by cycling the Exe Estuary Trail or walking the Exe Valley Way and the Devonshire Heartland Way
Use this site to plan your walks, look at the Covid19 data on the Devon Dashboard, listen to the science and exercise your personal responsibility as well as our body and mind.
Exeter COSY Routes
Eight circular routes around the city, making one full 26.2 mile marathon distance.
The Exeter COSY Route project is a community wellbeing and dementia awareness initiative created for Exeter Dementia Action Alliance to signpost people of all abilities to routes on the edge of the city where they can walk and run. Whether you take on this challenge over months, weeks, days or in one strenuous go, you’ll see the city as never before, and complete a marathon in doing so.
https://exetercosyroutes.wordpress.com/
Exe Estuary Trail
This newly constructed cycle trail offers an almost entirely traffic-free, wonderfully level route which forms part of the South Coast NCN No.2.
The trail takes you right around the Exe Estuary from Dawlish to Exmouth, passing through the pretty villages of Starcross, Topsham and Lympstone to name a few. The estuary is of international importance for wintering waders and wildfowl, supporting 1000’s of birds. RSPB reserves near Topsham and Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve offer some of the best opportunities to view wildlife along the estuary.
https://www.exploredevon.info/activities/cycle/exe-estuary-trail/
