To create a sustainable community where people can live, work, learn and socialise. Sherford will enjoy abundant green space, preserve and improve the landscape and wildlife habitats, with energy efficient homes built around interconnected walkable neighbourhoods.
A huge investment has already been made in ecology, planting and creating wildlife habitats – with £1 million invested before a brick was even laid in the town.
Welcoming you to Sherford is an entrance lined with 30,000 plants, leading towards a striking wooden bat bridge, designed to protect local wildlife. It is part of a multi-million pound investment to preserve and enhance the natural landscape and wildlife at Sherford.
Energy efficient homes are based within a walkable community, with cycle, pedestrian and public transport links.
Each neighbourhood enjoys its own green spaces, that link with the Country Park, providing areas for residents to relax and play, as well as acting as sustainable drainage for rainwater
Enhancing biodiversity and promoting wellbeing are the principles behind the emphasis on creating generous green space at Sherford, within each neighbourhood and the 500-acre Country Park.
The first part of Sherford’s Country Park is open to the public and offers walking trails, parkland, and wildflower meadows with incredible views over the town and beyond across the Devon countryside.
Sherford will be a town that enables and encourages sustainable travel – and that is already the case, even while Sherford is being built.
Bicycles
Sherford will be a cycling-friendly town with bicycle parking provided in a number of places across the community to make it easier for people to travel around Sherford by bike.
The cycle network at Sherford is already in development and will be connected to the National Cycle Network, a UK-wide network of signed paths and routes for walking, cycling, wheeling and exploring outdoors.
In 2019, a cycle route and footpath was created to link Sherford with Haye Road. The path runs around the northern edge of the King George V playing fields
e-bikes
In 2023, Sherford welcomed Beryl bikes. This is Plymouth’s e-bike scheme and there are over 500 e-bikes located across the city at various Beryl bays. The Beryl bays are on Hercules Road at Sherford, just outside of Sherford Sports Hub.
Using a Beryl bike is sustainable, convenient, quick and cost effective. You can hop on and hop off wherever you need to. All the benefits of getting around on your own bike, but without having to pay for, maintain or store it. Check out the map of Beryl bays in Plymouth
Buses
Sherford benefits from a number of regular bus services, connecting to Plymouth and the South Hams. More
It is currently served by bus routes 1A and GOLD services. It will soon be serviced by the number 4. It is anticipated that further bus routes will be developed as Sherford continues to grow, to meet local need for public transport.
All bus timetables and live travel information can be found on the Stagecoach Bus website here.
