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Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.44764, -3.57467
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Speckled Wood +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Speckled Wood +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Show on map Photos Turf zone "Shorton Woods, Shorton
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Wildlife to spot
28,063 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,063 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Turnstone Arenaria interpres Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Grammoptera ruficornis · Cheilosia illustrata +19
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2025 Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025 Volucella pellucens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,063 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Turnstone Arenaria interpres Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Grammoptera ruficornis · Cheilosia illustrata +19
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2025 Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025 Volucella pellucens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
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
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
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
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 