Worth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown Wharves 0 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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50.36303, -4.11789
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Cave scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Nudibrunch Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Nudibrunch Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out £ 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 — Little Grebe, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Grebe, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great Britain Walking route 711 km ▾
Named route Ref E9 Length 711 km International walking route
Show on map West Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDE Regional walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 35: Portwrinkle to Plymouth) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Erme-Plym Trail Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref EPT Length 27 km Regional walking route
Show on map 201 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eurovelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part English Channel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 Point-to-point International cycle route
Show on map NCN 2 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 27 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Riverside cycle trail at Saltram Cycling route 3.2 km ▾
Perfect for families, young children, and those new to cycling, the terrain is largely flat with one steep hill.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Solway Fisher leaving Cattedown Wharves
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Wildlife to spot
28,793 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,793 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Little Grebe · Pied Wagtail · Canada Goose +38
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Meliscaeva auricollis · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Eristalis tenax · Scatopse notata +24
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scatopse notata Scatopse notata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,793 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Moorhen · Little Grebe · Pied Wagtail · Canada Goose +38
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Meliscaeva auricollis · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) · Eristalis tenax · Scatopse notata +24
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scatopse notata Scatopse notata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Trechus subnotatus Trechus subnotatus
Trechus subnotatus Trechus subnotatus
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae
Indet. Mothfly Psychodidae
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Cacopsylla Cacopsylla
Cacopsylla Cacopsylla
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Sylvicola Sylvicola
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata2025
Eupteryx decemnotata Eupteryx decemnotata2025
Eupteryx decemnotata Eupteryx decemnotata2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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