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Cliff Gardens

2 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

50.42842, -3.55679

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Cantina Kitchen and Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Cantina Kitchen and Bar — 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

9 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Mute Swan +76 more · last seen 2026; Coastal cliffs — seabirds and cliff-nesting species

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Mute Swan +76 more · last seen 2026; Maritime cliff and slope priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 6 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

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

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Geopark Cycle LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

41,741 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

41,741 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2026

Moorhen · Mallard · Blackbird · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull +51

MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

41,741 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2026

Moorhen · Mallard · Blackbird · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull +51

MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

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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