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Princess Gardens

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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50.46096, -3.52825

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Breezes — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Breezes — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

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8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Rose Chafer, Agonum muelleri +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Rose Chafer, Agonum muelleri +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route

Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route

Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

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

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Orange WayWalking route560 km

Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route

Museum Roadpublic footpath · 127 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 127 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: residential

Rock Walkpublic footpath · 136 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 136 mSurface pavedPath type: footway

Rock Walkpublic footpath · 465 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 465 mSurface pavedPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Geopark Cycle LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

13,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Robin +44

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

🐝

Insects5 species

winterautumn

2026

Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata · Oedemera femoralis · Meliscaeva auricollis · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Field Grasshopper

Eurydema (Eurydema) ornataEurydema (Eurydema) ornata2025
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Robin +44

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

🐝

Insects5 species

winterautumn

2026

Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata · Oedemera femoralis · Meliscaeva auricollis · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Field Grasshopper

Eurydema (Eurydema) ornataEurydema (Eurydema) ornata2025
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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