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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Pied Wagtail
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Pied Wagtail
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Peregrine, Pied Wagtail, Rock Pipit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Pied Wagtail, Rock Pipit +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Southern Hawker, Epistrophe grossulariae · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Epistrophe grossulariae · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

East Devon WayWalking route

Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route

Templer WayWalking route

Named routeRef TWRegional walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 44: Exmouth to Sidmouth)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Teignmouth & Dawlish WayWalking route

Named routeRef TDWLocal walking route

Barton Lanepublic footpath · 232 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 232 mPath type: footway

Barton Lanepublic footpath · 284 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 284 mPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route345 m

Named routeRef 2Length 345 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route85 m

Named routeRef 2Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route239 m

Named routeRef 2Length 239 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route610 m

Named routeRef 2Length 610 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route471 m

Named routeRef 2Length 471 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

77,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

77,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Peregrine · Pied Wagtail · Rock Pipit · Cirl Bunting · Greenfinch +64

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
Black SwanCygnus atratus
RobinErithacus rubecula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common GullLarus canus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
RavenCorvus corax
GannetMorus bassanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CurlewNumenius arquata
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedshankTringa totanus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GreenshankTringa nebularia
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DipperCinclus cinclus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus intermedius
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WhitethroatCurruca communis

🦌

Mammals7 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Seal · Common Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Hazel Dormouse · Water Shrew +2

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Southern Hawker · Epistrophe grossulariae

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

77,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Peregrine · Pied Wagtail · Rock Pipit · Cirl Bunting · Greenfinch +64

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
Black SwanCygnus atratus
RobinErithacus rubecula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
ShagGulosus aristotelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common GullLarus canus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
RavenCorvus corax
GannetMorus bassanus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CurlewNumenius arquata
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedshankTringa totanus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GreenshankTringa nebularia
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DipperCinclus cinclus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus intermedius
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WhitethroatCurruca communis

🦌

Mammals7 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Seal · Common Dolphin · Harbour Seal · Hazel Dormouse · Water Shrew +2

Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Southern Hawker · Epistrophe grossulariae

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lawns of the Manor House, Dawlish and Dawlish Water

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