St Thomas of Canterbury Church
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50.34834, -3.57242
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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 ☕ Kingswear Coffee — 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 ☕ Kingswear Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ 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, Robin, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Jackdaw +71 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, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +43 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 8 signed routes nearby · 38 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 Dart Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVT Regional walking route
Show on map Alma Steps public footpath · 50 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 50 m Surface paving_stones Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map Beacon Road public footpath · 47 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 47 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Upper Wood Lane public footpath · 145 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 145 m Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
11,181 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,181 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Woodpigeon · Swallow +46
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 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 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 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 Greenshank Tringa nebularia Redshank Tringa totanus Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Starling Sturnus vulgaris 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wall Lizard · Green Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Green Lizard Lacerta viridis/bilineata 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Meloe mediterraneus · Black Oil-beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Volucella inanis +3
Meloe mediterraneus Meloe mediterraneus2025 Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,181 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Cormorant · Woodpigeon · Swallow +46
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 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 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 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 Greenshank Tringa nebularia Redshank Tringa totanus Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Starling Sturnus vulgaris 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wall Lizard · Green Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Green Lizard Lacerta viridis/bilineata 🐝 Insects 8 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Meloe mediterraneus · Black Oil-beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Volucella inanis +3
Meloe mediterraneus Meloe mediterraneus2025 Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ivy Bee
Ivy Bee
Colletes hederae2025
Colletes hederae2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 