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Beach Gardens

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50.61445, -3.41178

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Pavilion Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Herring Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Pavilion Cafe — 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· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

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9 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +106 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +106 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route

East Devon WayWalking route

Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route

Exe Valley WayWalking route

Named routeRef EVWRegional 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

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Cycling

86 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 2Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 2Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route28 m

Named routeRef 2Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route505 m

Named routeRef 2Length 505 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route86 m

Named routeRef 2Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

73,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

73,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

winter

2026

Oystercatcher · Cormorant · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Robin +65

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Great TitParus major2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus2025
Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus intermedius2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects4 species

winter

2026

Saucer Bug · Oulema obscura · Melinopterus prodromus · Sciaphilus asperatus

Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides
Oulema obscuraOulema obscura
Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus
Sciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

73,842 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

winter

2026

Oystercatcher · Cormorant · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Robin +65

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Great TitParus major2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus2025
Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus intermedius2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects4 species

winter

2026

Saucer Bug · Oulema obscura · Melinopterus prodromus · Sciaphilus asperatus

Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides
Oulema obscuraOulema obscura
Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus
Sciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mike Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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