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Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.44342, -3.61331
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Rose Chafer +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Rose Chafer +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Greenway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW 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 Dart Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVT Regional walking route
Show on map 15 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 248 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 248 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 25 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 25 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 33 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 33 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 73 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 73 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,242 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,242 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Dunnock · Canada Goose · Blackbird · Wren +47
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo2023 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Rose Chafer +14
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,242 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Dunnock · Canada Goose · Blackbird · Wren +47
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo2023 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Rose Chafer +14
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2025
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2024
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis2024
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2024
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2022
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2022 