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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.46982, -3.49705
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Anstey's Cove Car Park 28m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Anstey's Cove Car Park 28m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Eristalis tenax +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe)
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 48 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
Show on map Photos Southwest Coast Path towards Black Head
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Wildlife to spot
25,794 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,794 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Velvet Scoter · Woodpigeon · Great Northern Diver +44
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dock Bug · Eristalis tenax · Gorse Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus +15
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,794 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Velvet Scoter · Woodpigeon · Great Northern Diver +44
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dock Bug · Eristalis tenax · Gorse Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus +15
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Beosus maritimus Beosus maritimus
Beosus maritimus Beosus maritimus
Enoplops scapha Enoplops scapha
Enoplops scapha Enoplops scapha
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Lixus scabricollis Lixus scabricollis
Lixus scabricollis Lixus scabricollis
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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