Riverside is a quiet, secluded countryside park, which is open all year, just a few hundred yards from the A38 in Plymouth, Devon. Convenient for easy access to the beautiful South Hams’ beaches, Dartmoor National Park, Cornwall and Brittany Ferries port in Plymouth. Riverside enjoys a very pleasant position amongst the Plym Valley with plenty of open space on a level, well drained site, bordered by both the River Plym and ancient woodland. A large herd of fallow deer roam freely in the local woods occasionally being spotted disappearing into the undergrowth or maybe grazing in the grassland at the edges of the wood. Other mammals found in the area include stoats, weasels, foxes, badgers, whilst there has been recorded the rare signs of otters on a few occasions. If you visit at dusk you may catch a glimpse of the resident bats. A variety of butterflies can be seen in the grassy meadows and the woodland glades that can be found off the river walks. Among the birdlife along the river you can spot heron, kingfisher, cormorant and dipper regularly nesting and feeding. Woodpeckers, wood warblers, tree pipits and jays frequent the woods whilst buzzards can be seen soaring above the tree tops. Plym Valley is also home to the Plym Peregrine Project with peregrine falcon watching commencing in March each year. The nearby Plym Valley Steam Railway operates public passenger days commencing Easter each year.