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Higher Gurrow Point

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

50.39048, -3.59936

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Peregrine, Firecrest, Little Egret +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Leistus rufomarginatus, Violet Oil-beetle +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Leistus rufomarginatus, Violet Oil-beetle +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
Greenway WalkWalking route
Named routeRef GWLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational 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

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route148 m
Named routeRef 28Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route613 m
Named routeRef 28Length 613 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km
Named routeRef 28Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route162 m
Named routeRef 28Length 162 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Higher Gurrow Point

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Higher Gurrow Point

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🌱The HamUrban park700 m→🌱Royal Avenue GardensUrban park4.5 km→🌱Royal Avenue GardensUrban park4.5 km→🌱Goodrington ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Wildflower GardenUrban park4.2 km→

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