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St John's Church

📷 Paul Barnett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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50.46278, -3.52461

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ 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
☕MaMa's Dessert Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ 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
☕MaMa's Dessert Kitchen — 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

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Platycheirus albimanus, Green Shieldbug +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Platycheirus albimanus, Green Shieldbug +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 33 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

Torquay Harbour TrailWalking route

Named routeRef THTLocal 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

20,174 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,174 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Herring Gull +49

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects7 species

winter

2026

Platycheirus albimanus · Oedemera femoralis · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis +2

Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,174 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Herring Gull +49

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects7 species

winter

2026

Platycheirus albimanus · Oedemera femoralis · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis +2

Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Paul Barnett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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