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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.23930, -3.77808
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Great Black-backed Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Great Black-backed Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 38: Bigbury on Sea to Salcombe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 39: Salcombe to Torcross)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Penny's Hillpublic footpath · 84 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mPath type: footway
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route165 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route90 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route841 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 841 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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West End Garage near Batson Cross
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Wildlife to spot
13,645 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,645 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Robin · Oystercatcher +48
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐝Insects35 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Black Oil-beetle · Dark Bush-cricket +30
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,645 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Robin · Oystercatcher +48
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐝Insects35 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Black Oil-beetle · Dark Bush-cricket +30
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina2025
Palomena prasina2025
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humatorBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humatorRed-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariaeRed-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariaeBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2025Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2025Metoecus paradoxusMetoecus paradoxus2025Metoecus paradoxusMetoecus paradoxus2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Brown Heath RobberflyMachimus cingulatus2025Brown Heath RobberflyMachimus cingulatus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025