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Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.46207, -3.51791
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Herring Gull 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Pengelly's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Herring Gull 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Pengelly's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Agonum muelleri, Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Agonum muelleri, Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 51 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 Museum Road public footpath · 127 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 127 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: residential
Show on map Rock Walk public footpath · 136 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 136 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map Wellswood Path public footpath · 59 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 59 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Torwood Gardens across to Babbacombe Road
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Wildlife to spot
20,451 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,451 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Herring Gull · Magpie · Great Tit +41
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Syrphus torvus · Oedemera femoralis · Beosus maritimus · Dock Bug · 24-spot Ladybird +10
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Beosus maritimus Beosus maritimus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Lixus scabricollis Lixus scabricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,451 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Herring Gull · Magpie · Great Tit +41
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 🐝 Insects 15 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Syrphus torvus · Oedemera femoralis · Beosus maritimus · Dock Bug · 24-spot Ladybird +10
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Beosus maritimus Beosus maritimus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Lixus scabricollis Lixus scabricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus
Enoplops scapha Enoplops scapha
Enoplops scapha Enoplops scapha
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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