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Mothecombe Grove

5 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Black-headed Gull +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Black-headed Gull +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Black-headed Gull +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Small White +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (section 37 Newton Ferrers to Bigbury on Sea)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

South West Coast Path (section 37 Newton Ferrers to Bigbury on Sea)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 38: Bigbury on Sea to Salcombe)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km

Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route122 m

Named routeLength 122 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route400 m

Named routeRef 28Length 400 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.7 km

Named routeRef 28Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route484 m

Named routeRef 28Length 484 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route115 m

Named routeLength 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,110 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,110 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winter

2025

Carrion Crow · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Oystercatcher +71

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
RavenCorvus corax
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RedshankTringa totanus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
TealAnas crecca2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2022
GannetMorus bassanus2022

🐝

Insects54 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Small White · Speckled Wood · Peacock +49

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
WallLasiommata megera2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
Oil BeetleMeloe
Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
Enoplops scaphaEnoplops scapha2024
Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
SarcophagaSarcophaga2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Clouded YellowColias croceus2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2023
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2023
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2023
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2023
Celery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulus2023

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Plants1 species

springsummer

2024

Himalayan Balsam

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,110 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winter

2025

Carrion Crow · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Oystercatcher +71

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
RavenCorvus corax
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
RedshankTringa totanus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ShagGulosus aristotelis2024
TealAnas crecca2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwallowHirundo rustica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Common GuillemotUria aalge2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2022
GannetMorus bassanus2022

🐝

Insects54 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Small White · Speckled Wood · Peacock +49

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
WallLasiommata megera2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
Oil BeetleMeloe
Hornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformis2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
Enoplops scaphaEnoplops scapha2024
Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
SarcophagaSarcophaga2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Clouded YellowColias croceus2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2023
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
Ectophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennis2023
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2023
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2023
Celery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulus2023

🌿

Plants1 species

springsummer

2024

Himalayan Balsam

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tony Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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