Maidencombe Public Toilets
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Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.50567, -3.51419
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Cafe Rio — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Cafe Rio — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Cirl Bunting, Mediterranean Gull, Black Redstart +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cirl Bunting, Mediterranean Gull, Black Redstart +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Great Green Bush-cricket, Eristalis tenax, Field Grasshopper +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Great Green Bush-cricket, Eristalis tenax, Field Grasshopper +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 17 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 Templer Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TW Regional 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Teign Estuary Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Toilets before going down to Maidencombe beach
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Wildlife to spot
8,964 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,964 records · National Biodiversity Network Cirl Bunting · House Martin · Long-tailed Tit · Black Redstart · Herring Gull +40
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Seal · Common Dolphin · Common Porpoise · Harbour Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Dark Bush-cricket · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Epistrophe grossulariae · Ectophasia crassipennis +12
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis Hylemya vagans Hylemya vagans Nebria salina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,964 records · National Biodiversity Network Cirl Bunting · House Martin · Long-tailed Tit · Black Redstart · Herring Gull +40
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Seal · Common Dolphin · Common Porpoise · Harbour Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina Dark Bush-cricket · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Epistrophe grossulariae · Ectophasia crassipennis +12
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis Hylemya vagans Hylemya vagans Nebria salina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nebria salina
Nebria salina
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
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