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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.44279, -3.56697
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
Urban park Grade II listed park and garden
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 ☕ Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ 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 ☕ Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 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 — Herring Gull, Turnstone, Oystercatcher +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Turnstone, Oystercatcher +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Speckled Wood +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Speckled Wood +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 41: Dartmouth to Brixham) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Oldway Mansion and Gardens [6]
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Wildlife to spot
26,002 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,002 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Turnstone · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Robin +45
Turnstone Arenaria interpres Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rose Chafer · Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +14
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,002 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Turnstone · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Robin +45
Turnstone Arenaria interpres Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rose Chafer · Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +14
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2025
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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