BARTON ROAD CEMETERY, TORQUAY 7 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 7 ha
Getting here
50.48340, -3.54468
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About BARTON ROAD CEMETERY, TORQUAY Torquay Cemetery, also known as Barton Road Cemetery is a burial ground located in the town of Torquay, Devon, England. The first interment, which took place in the Nonconformist section, was in 1852. The cemetery has been Grade II listed since 2002.
Read more on Wikipedia → Cemetery Grade II listed park and garden c. 1852
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon ✦ 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
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon ✦ 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 — Swift, Woodpigeon, House Martin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, House Martin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic +147 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Butterfly-bush · last seen 2020
Free
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Photos Yew berries, Torquay cemetery
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Wildlife to spot
15,210 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,210 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Woodpigeon · Magpie · House Martin · Herring Gull +35
Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Platycheirus albimanus · Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata +41
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,210 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Woodpigeon · Magpie · House Martin · Herring Gull +35
Swift Apus apus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Platycheirus albimanus · Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata +41
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
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
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Mecinus pyraster Mecinus pyraster2025
Mecinus pyraster Mecinus pyraster2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
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
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
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Heringia heringi Heringia heringi2025
Heringia heringi Heringia heringi2025
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2025
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Pipizella Pipizella2025
Pipizella Pipizella2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Sylvicola fuscatus Sylvicola fuscatus2025
Sylvicola fuscatus Sylvicola fuscatus2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2025 