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50.35116, -3.57894
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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 ☕ The Flavel Cafe — 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 ☕ The Flavel Cafe — 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Cormorant +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Cormorant +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Musgrave Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMHT Regional walking route
Show on map Greenway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Local walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 41: Dartmouth to Brixham) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National 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 Nelson Steps public footpath · 58 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 58 m Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map Photos St Saviour's church, Dartmouth: nave
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Wildlife to spot
12,479 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,479 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Woodpigeon · Mallard +46
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Little Egret Egretta garzetta House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swift Apus apus Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Barn Owl Tyto alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redshank Tringa totanus Greenshank Tringa nebularia Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wall Lizard · Green Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Green Lizard Lacerta viridis/bilineata Black Oil-beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Volucella inanis · Ivy Bee · Common Red Soldier Beetle +2
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,479 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Woodpigeon · Mallard +46
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Little Egret Egretta garzetta House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swift Apus apus Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Barn Owl Tyto alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Shag Gulosus aristotelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redshank Tringa totanus Greenshank Tringa nebularia Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wall Lizard · Green Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Green Lizard Lacerta viridis/bilineata Black Oil-beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Volucella inanis · Ivy Bee · Common Red Soldier Beetle +2
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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