Quinta Viewpoint Allotments 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.47143, -3.51256
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 416m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 416m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Syrphus +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Syrphus +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 18 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 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 Torquay Harbour Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref THT Local walking route
Show on map Wellswood Path public footpath · 402 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 402 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map Wellswood Path public footpath · 54 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 54 m Path type: footway
Show on map Wellswood Path public footpath · 143 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 143 m Path type: steps
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
20,145 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,145 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +42
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Turnstone Arenaria interpres Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Orange Ladybird +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Oedemera femoralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,145 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +42
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Turnstone Arenaria interpres Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Meliscaeva auricollis · Orange Ladybird +9
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Oedemera femoralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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