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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 30 ha
Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.45610, -3.56599
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 27 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 Orange Way Walking route 560 km ▾
Named route Ref ORW Length 560 km Regional walking route
Show on map Old Paignton Road public footpath · 117 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 117 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map Stantor Lane public footpath · 135 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 135 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Old Paignton Road public footpath · 333 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 333 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
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
19,753 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,753 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Turnstone · Great Tit +48
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Slow-worm
Harlequin Ladybird · Cheilosia illustrata · Rose Chafer · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird +17
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 18-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,753 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Turnstone · Great Tit +48
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Slow-worm
Harlequin Ladybird · Cheilosia illustrata · Rose Chafer · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird +17
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 18-spot Ladybird Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myrrha octodecimguttata2025
Myrrha octodecimguttata2025
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2025
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Leptura aurulenta Leptura aurulenta2025
Leptura aurulenta Leptura aurulenta2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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