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Torre Abbey

10 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

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50.46280, -3.53975

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 24 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

Orange WayWalking route560 km

Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route

Rock Walkpublic footpath · 465 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 465 mSurface pavedPath type: footway

Rock Walkpublic footpath · 12 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mSurface concreteIncline upPath type: steps

Rock Walkpublic footpath · 7 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Geopark Cycle LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

13,596 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,596 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

summerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Rock Dove +43

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Regulus ignicapilla ignicapillaRegulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SwiftApus apus2025

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Insects4 species

autumn

2026

Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata · Oedemera femoralis · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Field Grasshopper

Eurydema (Eurydema) ornataEurydema (Eurydema) ornata2025
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,596 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

summerautumn

2026

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Rock Dove +43

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Great Northern DiverGavia immer2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Regulus ignicapilla ignicapillaRegulus ignicapilla ignicapilla2025
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🐝

Insects4 species

autumn

2026

Eurydema (Eurydema) ornata · Oedemera femoralis · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Field Grasshopper

Eurydema (Eurydema) ornataEurydema (Eurydema) ornata2025
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path across Torre Abbey Meadows

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