Berry Head Country Park

From Berryhead looking west. Quick grab with an iphone
Along a nice walk through the nature reserve, this fancy-looking red-sailed boat showed up off the coast.
Berry Head is a gateway to English riviera and guards the southern half of Tor Bay
Berry Head National Nature Reserve is Torbay's most important wildlife site, with many rare plants dependent upon the thin soils, mild climate and exposed conditions of the headland. The high cliffs are home to large numbers of nesting seabirds and it is a good place to spot sea mammals. The walk also visits the two 'Napoleonic war' forts that dominate the headland, and Britain’s highest and smallest lighthouse. If you are doing this walk in the summer you are likely to see a wide range of flowers, including orchids (8 species are found on the reserve). Feeding on these can be found 25 species of butterfly, with for many this being their first landfall after migrating across from France. Behind the Guardhouse cafe is a viewpoint, with a coin-operated telescope. This is one of the best spots for looking at what is the largest guillemot colony on the south coast of England, nesting (March to the end of July) on the cliffs below the Southern Fort. These black and white birds (known locally as the ‘Brixham penguin’) spend most of their lives out at sea, and only come ashore during the nesting season. Their small wings mean that flying appears hard work, but to compensate they are excellent swimmers and will swim down to depths of 50m/160ft to catch fish. They lay a single egg which is very tapered to stop it rolling off the narrow cliff ledges. Once the chicks are about 20 days old, the chicks will jump (as they are at this stage unable to fly) from their ledge into the sea, and the male bird will then guide them out to sea. The cliffs around the last part of the headland are unfenced, and so you are advised to keep children and dogs under close control. On the way you will pass the fort’s artillery store which has been converted into an information centre, with displays on the geology, wildlife and history of Berry Head. Just past here is the lookout station for Brixham coastguard and the Berry Head lighthouse. It came to be known as the smallest, highest and deepest light in the British Isles - the tower is only 5m/15ft high, requiring no further elevation than that given by the 58m/180ft high headland itself, and the optic was originally turned by the action of a weight falling down a 45m/150ft deep shaft, now made redundant by a small motor. Its white light flashes twice every 15 seconds and can be seen for 19 nautical miles. According to the nearby toposcope from here you can see over 2000 sq km/800 sq miles of sea, and on a clear day the Isle of Portland, 42 miles away on the other side of Lyme Bay, and most of the coast in between. Situated high on these cliffs provides a good vantage point to spot passing sea mammals, with harbour porpoises being frequently sighted. In spring and autumn, many migrating birds will be passing Berry Head, and around 200 different species have been recorded either on the headland or seen from it. #aquatrove #instone #england

Populaire plekken om te bezoeken

Calm waters, Torbay

Elberry Cove

Wat is er beter dan een middagje luieren aan het strand van Elberry Cove op vakantie in Paignton? Je vakantie is niet compleet tot je prachtige stranden en de kust in de omgeving hebt verkend.

Elberry Cove

Berry Head

Kun jij ook zo genieten van de buitenlucht? Tijdens je verblijf in Brixham kun je je hart ophalen in de mooie natuur van Berry Head. Geniet van de wandelmogelijkheden die in dit ontspannen gebied te vinden zijn, zoals de kust, en ga voor een hapje of drankje in de levendige bars.

Berry Head

Shoalstone Beach

Wat is er beter dan een middagje luieren aan het strand van Shoalstone Beach op vakantie in Brixham? Deze ontspannen omgeving biedt leuke wandelmogelijkheden zoals de haven en je vindt er bijvoorbeeld ook de bars.

Shoalstone Beach

Breakwater Beach

Wat is er beter dan een middagje luieren aan het strand van Breakwater Beach op vakantie in Brixham? Deze ontspannen omgeving biedt leuke wandelmogelijkheden zoals de haven en je vindt er bijvoorbeeld ook de bars.

Breakwater Beach

Brixham Marina

Ontdek het havengebied in Brixham door een bezoek te brengen aan Brixham Marina. Deze ontspannen omgeving biedt leuke wandelmogelijkheden zoals de haven en je vindt er bijvoorbeeld ook de bars.

Brixham Marina

Brixham Harbour

Ontdek het havengebied in Brixham door een bezoek te brengen aan Brixham Harbour. Deze ontspannen omgeving biedt leuke wandelmogelijkheden zoals de haven en je vindt er bijvoorbeeld ook de bars.

Brixham Harbour

Beste hotelaanbiedingen in Berry Head Country Park

Berry Head Hotel

Berry Head Hotel

3 out of 5
Berry Head Road Brixham England
Berry Head Hotel
BUNTING BRIXHAM - Beautiful marine town house with extensive sea views

BUNTING BRIXHAM - Beautiful marine town house with extensive sea views

Brixham England
BUNTING BRIXHAM - Beautiful marine town house with extensive sea views
PANORAMIC VIEWS & OFF ROAD PARKING!

PANORAMIC VIEWS & OFF ROAD PARKING!

Brixham Devon
PANORAMIC VIEWS & OFF ROAD PARKING!
Sea Tang Guest House

Sea Tang Guest House

3.5 out of 5
67 Berry Head Road Brixham England
Sea Tang Guest House
Harbour View

Harbour View

2 out of 5
65 King Street Brixham England
Harbour View
The Retreat, Brixham - a house that sleeps 6 guests in 3 bedrooms

The Retreat, Brixham - a house that sleeps 6 guests in 3 bedrooms

Brixham Devon
The Retreat, Brixham - a house that sleeps 6 guests in 3 bedrooms
Harbour Views, Wi-Fi, Parking

Harbour Views, Wi-Fi, Parking

Brixham Devon
Harbour Views, Wi-Fi, Parking
Look Out to Sea From Winkle Cottage

Look Out to Sea From Winkle Cottage

Brixham England
Look Out to Sea From Winkle Cottage
Cosy, Traditional & Close to Everything

Cosy, Traditional & Close to Everything

Brixham England
Cosy, Traditional & Close to Everything
all 2.636 accommodaties bekijken in Berry Head Country Park
Laagste prijs per nacht gevonden in de afgelopen 24 uur op basis van een verblijf van 1 nacht voor 2 volwassenen. Prijzen en beschikbaarheid kunnen altijd wijzigen. Mogelijk gelden er extra voorwaarden.