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⛳ Golf🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Paid entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.48924, -3.52152
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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, Swift, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cirl Bunting, Swift, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +77 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe)
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 71 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 Watcombe Beach Road public footpath · 194 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 194 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Watcombe Beach Road public footpath · 70 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 70 m Path type: service
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 332 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 332 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 84 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 84 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 739 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 739 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 184 m ▾
Named route Length 184 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
14,799 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,799 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cirl Bunting · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Herring Gull · Black Redstart +31
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
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 24 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Syrphus torvus · Harlequin Ladybird +19
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,799 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cirl Bunting · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Herring Gull · Black Redstart +31
Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Regulus regulus regulus Regulus regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
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 24 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Syrphus torvus · Harlequin Ladybird +19
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
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
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
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
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
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum2025
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