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Cary's Orchard

6 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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FamilyPlayBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

50.46450, -3.56823

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Robin
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Court 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

12 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +48 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route

Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route

Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route

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

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Orange WayWalking route560 km

Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route

Bewhay Lanepublic footpath · 437 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 437 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Stantor Lanepublic footpath · 135 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 135 mPath type: unclassified

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Geopark Cycle LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

14,321 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,321 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie +49

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Regulus ignicapilla ignicapillaRegulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2026

Cheilosia illustrata · 18-spot Ladybird · Grammoptera ruficornis · Xylota segnis · Volucella pellucens +10

Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata2025
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Epistrophe grossulariae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,321 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie +49

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Regulus ignicapilla ignicapillaRegulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2026

Cheilosia illustrata · 18-spot Ladybird · Grammoptera ruficornis · Xylota segnis · Volucella pellucens +10

Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata2025
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Epistrophe grossulariae

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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