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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.58072, -3.46815
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Swan and Herring Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Gay's Creamery — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black Swan and Herring Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Gay's Creamery — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black Swan, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Black Swan, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Harlequin Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 41 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Templer WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 44: Exmouth to Sidmouth)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Teignmouth & Dawlish WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef TDWLocal walking route
Barton Lanepublic footpath · 232 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 232 mPath type: footway
Barton Lanepublic footpath · 284 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 284 mPath type: footway
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route28 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route100 m▾
Named routeLength 100 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route345 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 345 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route85 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route86 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
10,639 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,639 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon · Rock Pipit +50
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GannetMorus bassanus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwiftApus apus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Southern Hawker · Epistrophe grossulariae · Vine Weevil +16
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Gastrophysa polygoni
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,639 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Great Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon · Rock Pipit +50
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GannetMorus bassanus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common GuillemotUria aalge
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwiftApus apus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- EiderSomateria mollissima
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Southern Hawker · Epistrophe grossulariae · Vine Weevil +16
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Gastrophysa polygoni
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gastrophysa polygoni
Gastrophysa polygoni
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxIssus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratusFace FlyMusca autumnalisFace FlyMusca autumnalisMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis