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Places › England › South West › Torbay Getting here
50.46696, -3.50719
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Kents Cavern Parking 325m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Kents Cavern Parking 325m away — 6 car parks within reach £ 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 — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Eristalis tenax +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, Dock Bug, Eristalis tenax +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 21 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 Wellswood Path public footpath · 402 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 402 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map Wellswood Path public footpath · 54 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 54 m Path type: footway
Show on map Wellswood Path public footpath · 143 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 143 m Path type: steps
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Kents public house, Wellswood
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25,123 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,123 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Great Northern Diver · Velvet Scoter · Woodpigeon · Robin +47
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dock Bug · Eristalis tenax · Gorse Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus +18
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,123 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Great Northern Diver · Velvet Scoter · Woodpigeon · Robin +47
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer2025 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Dock Bug · Eristalis tenax · Gorse Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus torvus +18
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Beosus maritimus Beosus maritimus
Beosus maritimus Beosus maritimus
Enoplops scapha Enoplops scapha
Enoplops scapha Enoplops scapha
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Lixus scabricollis Lixus scabricollis
Lixus scabricollis Lixus scabricollis
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus 