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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.34060, -3.56628

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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
🅿️Dartmouth Castle Parking 107m away — 2 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

🌤️ 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
🅿️Dartmouth Castle Parking 107m away — 2 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingToilets

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Blackbird +95 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Blackbird +95 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Small White +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Small White +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 42 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route

Greenway WalkWalking route

Named routeRef GWLocal walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 41: Dartmouth to Brixham)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Dart Valley TrailWalking route

Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Castle Roadbridleway · 450 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 450 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

17,663 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,663 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

summerautumn

2025

Jackdaw · Chiffchaff · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +59

JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RavenCorvus corax
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JayGarrulus glandarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SiskinSpinus spinus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwiftApus apus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus
RazorbillAlca torda
GannetMorus bassanus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Wall Lizard

Wall LizardPodarcis muralis

🐝

Insects15 species

springsummer

2026

Meloe mediterraneus · Black Oil-beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug +10

Meloe mediterraneusMeloe mediterraneus2025
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Gorse Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,663 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

summerautumn

2025

Jackdaw · Chiffchaff · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +59

JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RavenCorvus corax
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JayGarrulus glandarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SiskinSpinus spinus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
SwiftApus apus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus
RazorbillAlca torda
GannetMorus bassanus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Wall Lizard

Wall LizardPodarcis muralis

🐝

Insects15 species

springsummer

2026

Meloe mediterraneus · Black Oil-beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug +10

Meloe mediterraneusMeloe mediterraneus2025
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Gorse Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 jeff collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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