Kent's Cavern, Torquay
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.46734, -3.50314
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Firestone Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Firestone Kitchen — 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🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +89 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +89 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 23 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
Torquay Harbour TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef THTLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
27,118 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,118 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Velvet Scoter · Blue Tit · Rock Pipit +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects22 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dock Bug · Eristalis tenax · Gorse Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus +17
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,118 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Velvet Scoter · Blue Tit · Rock Pipit +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects22 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dock Bug · Eristalis tenax · Gorse Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus +17
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicisGorse WeevilExapion ulicisSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisBeosus maritimusBeosus maritimusBeosus maritimusBeosus maritimus24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataLixus scabricollisLixus scabricollisLixus scabricollisLixus scabricollisCoriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatusCoriomeris denticulatusEnoplops scaphaEnoplops scaphaEnoplops scaphaEnoplops scapha7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculataBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae