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Battery Grounds

3 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cirl Bunting and Mediterranean Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Fishcombe Cove Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cirl Bunting and Mediterranean Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Fishcombe Cove Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Cirl Bunting, Mediterranean Gull, Herring Gull +103 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cirl Bunting, Mediterranean Gull, Herring Gull +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route

Greenway WalkWalking route

Named routeRef GWLocal walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 41: Dartmouth to Brixham)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Dart Valley TrailWalking route

Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

26,884 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,884 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds109 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Cirl Bunting · Mediterranean Gull · Herring Gull · Turnstone · Great Black-backed Gull +104

Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Roseate TernSterna dougallii2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Sabine's GullXema sabini2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Eastern Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros ochruros2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Common Dolphin · Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Harbour Seal · Risso's Dolphin +3

Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
White-beaked DolphinLagenorhynchus albirostris
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects13 species

autumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Dotted Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Lagria hirta · Broad-bodied Chaser +8

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Lesser CockroachCapraiellus panzeri2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Goldilocks

GoldilocksGalatella linosyris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,884 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds109 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Cirl Bunting · Mediterranean Gull · Herring Gull · Turnstone · Great Black-backed Gull +104

Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Roseate TernSterna dougallii2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Sabine's GullXema sabini2025
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus2025
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Greenland WheatearOenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Eastern Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros ochruros2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Common Dolphin · Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Harbour Seal · Risso's Dolphin +3

Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Risso's DolphinGrampus griseus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
White-beaked DolphinLagenorhynchus albirostris
Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects13 species

autumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Dotted Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax · Lagria hirta · Broad-bodied Chaser +8

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Lesser CockroachCapraiellus panzeri2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Goldilocks

GoldilocksGalatella linosyris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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