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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.47963, -3.51387
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Angels Tea Rooms — 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 ☕ Angels Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 59 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 Torquay Harbour Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref THT Local walking route
Show on map Oddicombe Beach Hill public footpath · 22 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 22 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Oddicombe Beach Hill public footpath · 38 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 38 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Beach Road public footpath · 68 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 68 m Surface asphalt Incline -30% Path type: unclassified
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Babbacombe Downs - view from guesthouse
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Wildlife to spot
13,241 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,241 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull +40
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis tenax · Orange Ladybird +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,241 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull +40
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus · Eristalis tenax · Orange Ladybird +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
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 