St Mary Magdalene's Church
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Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.46906, -3.53312
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Ivy's — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Ivy's — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +75 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 23 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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Gate piers, St Mary Magdalene church, Torquay
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Wildlife to spot
14,336 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,336 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +39
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata · Platycheirus albimanus +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata2025 Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,336 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin +39
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla Regulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata · Platycheirus albimanus +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata2025 Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025 