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PRINCESS GARDENS AND ROYAL TERRACE GARDENS

5 ha

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Public accessDogs welcome5 ha

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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
☕Breezes — 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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Breezes — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

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🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 37 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

13,050 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,050 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +64

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects56 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Rose Chafer · Agonum muelleri +51

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Eurydema (Eurydema) ornataEurydema (Eurydema) ornata2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Mecinus pyrasterMecinus pyraster2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2024
Temnothorax albipennisTemnothorax albipennis2024
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2024
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024
House-flyMusca domestica2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
Beosus maritimusBeosus maritimus2024
Cryptocephalus bipunctatusCryptocephalus bipunctatus2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2024
Dicranocephalus agilisDicranocephalus agilis2024
Turf AntTetramorium caespitum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,050 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +64

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
EiderSomateria mollissima2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects56 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Rose Chafer · Agonum muelleri +51

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Eurydema (Eurydema) ornataEurydema (Eurydema) ornata2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Mecinus pyrasterMecinus pyraster2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2024
Temnothorax albipennisTemnothorax albipennis2024
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2024
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024
House-flyMusca domestica2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
Beosus maritimusBeosus maritimus2024
Cryptocephalus bipunctatusCryptocephalus bipunctatus2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2024
Dicranocephalus agilisDicranocephalus agilis2024
Turf AntTetramorium caespitum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Hunt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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