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Tessier Gardens

2 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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50.48013, -3.52184

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Portfolio — 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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Portfolio — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 34 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

Torquay Harbour TrailWalking route

Named routeRef THTLocal walking route

Oddicombe Beach Hillpublic footpath · 51 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 51 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Oddicombe Beach Hillpublic footpath · 22 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Oddicombe Beach Hillpublic footpath · 38 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 38 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Geopark Cycle LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,471 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,471 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull +72

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

springsummer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects74 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens +69

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Mecinus pyrasterMecinus pyraster2025
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2025
Heringia heringiHeringia heringi2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Sulphur BeetleCteniopus sulphureus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
PipizellaPipizella2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Sylvicola fuscatusSylvicola fuscatus2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2025
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024
House-flyMusca domestica2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2024
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Horseshoe Vetch

Horseshoe VetchHippocrepis comosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,471 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

wintersummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull +72

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
RazorbillAlca torda2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

springsummer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2026

Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects74 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens +69

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Mecinus pyrasterMecinus pyraster2025
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2025
Heringia heringiHeringia heringi2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Sulphur BeetleCteniopus sulphureus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
PipizellaPipizella2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Sylvicola fuscatusSylvicola fuscatus2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2025
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024
House-flyMusca domestica2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2024
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Horseshoe Vetch

Horseshoe VetchHippocrepis comosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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