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St Matthew's Church

📷 Paul Hutchinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Chelston Hall Surgery Car Park 280m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Chelston Hall Surgery Car Park 280m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Agonum muelleri, Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Agonum muelleri, Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Moderate match

Named hiking route nearby: Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 28 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

Orange WayWalking route560 km

Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route

Old Paignton Roadpublic footpath · 10 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Old Paignton Roadpublic footpath · 46 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 46 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Old Paignton Roadpublic footpath · 333 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 333 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Geopark Cycle LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

16,013 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,013 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

summerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +47

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Regulus ignicapilla ignicapillaRegulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

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Insects3 species

autumn

2026

Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Field Grasshopper

Eurydema (Eurydema) ornataEurydema (Eurydema) ornata2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,013 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

summerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +47

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Regulus ignicapilla ignicapillaRegulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2026

Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Field Grasshopper

Eurydema (Eurydema) ornataEurydema (Eurydema) ornata2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Paul Hutchinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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