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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.42338, -3.60435
Open directionsv 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Grey Heron +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Grey Heron +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Speckled Wood +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Speckled Wood +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 2 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 Greenway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW 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 Dart Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVT Regional walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 148 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 148 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 613 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 613 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 5.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,062 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Herring Gull +50
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rock Dove Columba livia Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Mute Swan Cygnus olor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Sand Martin Riparia riparia House Martin Delichon urbicum Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Orange Ladybird +10
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Herring Gull +50
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rock Dove Columba livia Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Mute Swan Cygnus olor Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Sand Martin Riparia riparia House Martin Delichon urbicum Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Rose Chafer · 7-spot Ladybird · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Orange Ladybird +10
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2025
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Crambidae Crambidae2024
Crambidae Crambidae2024
Andromeda Lacebug Stephanitis takeyai2024
Andromeda Lacebug Stephanitis takeyai2024 