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Daddyhole Plain

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50.45583, -3.51464

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Herring Gull +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Herring Gull +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Herring Gull +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Agonum muelleri, Enoplops scapha, Rose Chafer +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Agonum muelleri, Enoplops scapha, Rose Chafer +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe)

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 57 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

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Geopark Cycle LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

13,907 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,907 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterautumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Robin · Herring Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon +69

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025

🐝

Insects35 species

springsummer

2026

Agonum muelleri · Enoplops scapha · Rose Chafer · Pea-leaf Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird +30

Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri2025
Enoplops scaphaEnoplops scapha
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Beosus maritimusBeosus maritimus
Lixus scabricollisLixus scabricollis
Eurydema (Eurydema) ornataEurydema (Eurydema) ornata2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Cheilosia impressaCheilosia impressa2025
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,907 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterautumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Robin · Herring Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon +69

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025

🐝

Insects35 species

springsummer

2026

Agonum muelleri · Enoplops scapha · Rose Chafer · Pea-leaf Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird +30

Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri2025
Enoplops scaphaEnoplops scapha
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Beosus maritimusBeosus maritimus
Lixus scabricollisLixus scabricollis
Eurydema (Eurydema) ornataEurydema (Eurydema) ornata2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Coriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Cheilosia impressaCheilosia impressa2025
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Downer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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