{"id":6,"date":"2016-01-26T10:49:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T10:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/stover-county-park\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-10-20T13:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T12:46:33","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/stover-country-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Stover Country Park, owned by Devon County Council is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and Local Nature Reserve.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Park contains 125 acres of woodland, lake and marsh, heathland, grassland and a substantial variety of wildlife. It is also designated as a dragonfly hotspot by the British Dragonfly Society.<\/p>\n<p>The Stover Centre is situated near the entrance of the park and consists of a private hire space, rangers\u2019 office and public toilets (open 9 am to 5 pm).<\/p>\n<p>We have a range of areas that are available for hire; for more information please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/stover-country-park\/visitor-information\/using-stover-as-a-venue\">using Stover as a venue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additional recreation resources include interpretation boards, an aerial walkway, a bird hide, walking routes, a car park and picnic areas. There is also a wealth of historical interest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Thank you. Please have a safe and enjoyable visit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you would like to know more about the work that has been carried out on site recently, please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/stover-country-park\/restoring-stover-park-national-lottey-heritage-fund\">Restoring Stover Park Project page<\/a> for more information.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Details of the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/a382-carbon-negative-road\/\">A382 improvement works<\/a>, including road closures and diversions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix\" id=\"block_acf-block-6ad0e703c9a8f\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr text-center\">Quick links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards content-border content-border-left text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/stover-country-park\/visitor-information\/location\/\">Parking<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Pay and display car park &#8211; ways to pay. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer has-image\"><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/stover-country-park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2021\/11\/Stover-parking.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large-thumb size-large-thumb\" alt=\"Parking at Stover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/stover-country-park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2021\/11\/Stover-parking.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/stover-country-park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2021\/11\/Stover-parking-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/stover-country-park\/visitor-information\/tramper-hire\">Tramper hire<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Hire our Tramper from the Stover Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer has-image\"><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/stover-country-park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2021\/11\/stover-tramper-hire.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large-thumb size-large-thumb\" alt=\"The Stover Tramper being used in the Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/stover-country-park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2021\/11\/stover-tramper-hire.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/stover-country-park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2021\/11\/stover-tramper-hire-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/friendsofstoverpark\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Friends of Stover<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Become a  member, help fundraise and raise awareness of the Park.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer has-image\"><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/stover-country-park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2021\/11\/Friends-of-Stover-logo-640-x-450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large-thumb size-large-thumb\" alt=\"The logo of the Friends of Stover Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/stover-country-park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2021\/11\/Friends-of-Stover-logo-640-x-450.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/stover-country-park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/199\/2021\/11\/Friends-of-Stover-logo-640-x-450-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stover Country Park, owned by Devon County Council is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and Local Nature Reserve. The Park contains 125 acres of woodland, lake and marsh, heathland, grassland and a substantial variety of wildlife. It is also designated as a dragonfly hotspot by the British Dragonfly Society. 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