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Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.44873, -3.56658
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 280m 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 280m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Turnstone +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Turnstone +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Eristalis pertinax +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Eristalis pertinax +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 5 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 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 South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National 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 Coombe Road at Coombe Valley Road, Torbay
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Wildlife to spot
18,900 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,900 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Turnstone · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +48
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Harlequin Ladybird · Rose Chafer · Field Grasshopper · Grammoptera ruficornis · Cheilosia illustrata +18
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2025 Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025 Volucella pellucens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,900 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Turnstone · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +48
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Harlequin Ladybird · Rose Chafer · Field Grasshopper · Grammoptera ruficornis · Cheilosia illustrata +18
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2025 Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025 Volucella pellucens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Leptura aurulenta Leptura aurulenta2025
Leptura aurulenta Leptura aurulenta2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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