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Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.44706, -3.56002
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Four Seasons Cafe — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Four Seasons Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Eristalis pertinax +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Eristalis pertinax +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 8 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 Greenway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Local 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
20,652 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,652 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren · Black-headed Gull +44
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Strawberry Seed Beetle +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,652 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren · Black-headed Gull +44
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Strawberry Seed Beetle +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 