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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.47709, -3.53905
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 381m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 381m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Swift, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +104 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +104 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 10 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 Orange Way Walking route 560 km ▾
Named route Ref ORW Length 560 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
13,613 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,613 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Swift · Magpie · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · House Martin +37
Swift Apus apus2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 7-spot Ladybird · Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata · Syritta pipiens · Green Shieldbug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +35
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,613 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Swift · Magpie · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · House Martin +37
Swift Apus apus2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 7-spot Ladybird · Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata · Syritta pipiens · Green Shieldbug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +35
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata2025
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata2025
Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum2025
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Heringia heringi Heringia heringi2025
Heringia heringi Heringia heringi2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2025
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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