Baggy Point Coastguard Pole
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.14375, -4.25737
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +79 more · last seen 2025; Coastal cliffs — seabirds and cliff-nesting species
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +79 more · last seen 2025; Maritime cliff and slope priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Bumblebee +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 5: Woolacombe to Braunton)
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Woolacombe Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WCTLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 4: Combe Martin to Woolacombe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Tarka Trail - Croyde to Saunton Circular RouteWalking route6 km▾
Stunning views of Croyde Bay and Braunton Burrows with walk along Croyde beach
Named routeRef TTCLength 6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 5: Woolacombe to Braunton)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 278Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 278National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route243 m▾
Named routeRef 278Length 243 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 278Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.2 km▾
Named routeRef 27Length 8.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 278Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Scaling the wreck post at Baggy Point
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Wildlife to spot
7,359 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,359 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
springsummer
2025▾
Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Kestrel · Great Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw +51
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great TitParus major
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bloody-nosed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Trioza centranthi · Dock Bug · Summer Chafer +4
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rock Samphire · Hottentot-fig
- Rock SamphireCrithmum maritimum
- Hottentot-figCarpobrotus edulis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,359 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
springsummer
2025▾
Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Kestrel · Great Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw +51
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great TitParus major
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bloody-nosed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Trioza centranthi · Dock Bug · Summer Chafer +4
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rock Samphire · Hottentot-fig
- Rock SamphireCrithmum maritimum
- Hottentot-figCarpobrotus edulis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beautiful Demoiselle
Beautiful Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo
Calopteryx virgo
Heather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatusHeather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatusChrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii