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Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.46891, -3.52170
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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 🛝 Playground 205m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 205m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ 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 — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 22 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
21,510 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,510 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Herring Gull · Great Tit +45
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Orange Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,510 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Herring Gull · Great Tit +45
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Orange Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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