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Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.47757, -3.51691
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Zoo Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Zoo Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Musgrave Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMHT Regional walking route
Show on map Torbay Totnes Trail (3T) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TTT Local walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Torquay Harbour Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref THT Local walking route
Show on map Oddicombe Beach Hill public footpath · 22 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 22 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Oddicombe Beach Hill public footpath · 38 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 38 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Beach Road public footpath · 68 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 68 m Surface asphalt Incline -30% Path type: unclassified
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Hall by All Saints church, Babbacombe
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Wildlife to spot
16,053 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,053 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest +43
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis tenax · Orange Ladybird +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Oedemera femoralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,053 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest +43
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis tenax · Orange Ladybird +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Oedemera femoralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata2025
Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025 