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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.48308, -3.51720
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Gulliver's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Gulliver's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 51 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 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 Torquay Harbour Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref THT Local walking route
Show on map Oddicombe Beach Hill public footpath · 22 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 22 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Oddicombe Beach Hill public footpath · 38 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 38 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Beach Road public footpath · 127 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 127 m Surface concrete Path type: pedestrian
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Coast path near St Marychurch
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16,814 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,814 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull · Wren +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis tenax · Orange Ladybird +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Oedemera femoralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,814 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull · Wren +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis tenax · Orange Ladybird +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Oedemera femoralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025 