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Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.48698, -3.53565
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 121m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 121m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, House Martin, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, House Martin, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +115 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +115 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 25 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 Orange Way Walking route 560 km ▾
Named route Ref ORW Length 560 km Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 679 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 679 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 138 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 138 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 25 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 25 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 739 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 739 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
13,207 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,207 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
House Martin · Swift · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Magpie +40
House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +28
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,207 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
House Martin · Swift · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Magpie +40
House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +28
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum2025
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Heringia heringi Heringia heringi2025
Heringia heringi Heringia heringi2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2025
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 