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Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.49458, -3.51667
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ 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 — Cirl Bunting, Woodpigeon, Black Redstart +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cirl Bunting, Woodpigeon, Black Redstart +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth)
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 98 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 Templer Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TW Regional 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 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 Oddicombe Beach Hill public footpath · 51 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 51 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Teign Estuary Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Coast path near Watcombe Hall
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Wildlife to spot
13,174 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,174 records · National Biodiversity Network Cirl Bunting · House Martin · Herring Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow +45
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Grey Seal · Common Dolphin · Common Porpoise · Harbour Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Dark Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +10
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,174 records · National Biodiversity Network Cirl Bunting · House Martin · Herring Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow +45
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Grey Seal · Common Dolphin · Common Porpoise · Harbour Seal
Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Dark Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +10
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus2025
Syrphus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Clover-root Weevil Sitona hispidulus
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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