Where to Watch Birds in Devon and Cornwall : 6th Edition.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McMahon, Sara.

Series:

Where to Watch Birds Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bird watching.

Birds.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2026.

Summary:

The definitive guide to the birdwatching sites of Devon and Cornwall.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

How to use this book

Key to the maps

Map of the region

Devon (South Coast And Dartmoor)

1. Axe Estuary area, Seaton and Beer Head

1A. Trinity Hill, Axminster

Site cluster: Exeter area

2. Otter Estuary Nature Reserve

3. Pebblebed Heaths

4. Exe Estuary: general introduction

4A. Exmouth

4B. Bowling Green Marsh, Topsham and the Clyst areas

4C. Exminster Marshes and the canal

4D. Powderham Marshes

4E. Powderham and the park

4F. Dawlish Warren

5. Stoke Canon Meadows and Stoke Woods

6. Haldon Woods and Little Haldon

6A. Chudleigh Knighton Heath and Hennock

Site cluster: Torbay area

7. Teign Estuary and Newton Abbot district

7A. Labrador Bay

7B. Stover Country Park

8. Hope's Nose, Torquay

9. Torbay and Berry Head

10. Dartington and the Lower Dart

Site cluster: South Hams coast

11. Slapton Ley and district (including Beesands and Hallsands)

12. Start Point

13. Prawle Point

14. Kingsbridge Estuary

15. Soar area including Bolt Head to Bolt Tail

16. Thurlestone Area

17. South Efford Marsh, Avon Estuary and Water Meadows

Site cluster: Plymouth area

17A. Stoke Point

18. Wembury and Bovisand

19. Plymouth area

20. Plymbridge Woods

Site cluster: Dartmoor

21. Dartmoor area: general introduction

21A. Haytor, Emsworthy Mire and Yarner Wood

21B. Venford-Swincombe

21C. Soussons and Postbridge district

21D. Fernworthy Reservoir and Plantation

21E. Okehampton: high moors around Cranmere and Okement Valley Woods

21F. Tavy Cleave, West Dartmoor

21G. Burrator Reservoir and woodlands

21H. Piles Copse, Harford Moor and Three Barrows

21J. Steps Bridge and Dunsford Woods

21K. Hembury Woods

Cornwall.

22. St John's and Millbrook Lakes, Lynher and Tamar Estuaries: general introduction

22A. St John's Lake and Millbrook Lake

22B. The Lynher

22C. The Tamar

22D. Lopwell and Upper Tavy Estuary

23. Rame Head, Whitsand Bay and Looe

24. Siblyback and Colliford Lakes

25. Upper Fowey Valley, Dozmary Pool and Moorland

26. Crowdy Reservoir and Davidstow Airfield

26A. Goss Moor

27. Par Beach and Pool

27A. Porthpean, St Austell Bay and Pentewan

Site cluster: Lizard Peninsula and Fal Estuary

28. Gerrans Bay and Nare Head

29. Fal Estuary, Carrick Roads complex

29A. Boscawen Park, Truro

30. Falmouth, The Bay and Rosemullion

30A. Argal and College Reservoirs

31. Stithians Reservoir

32. The Lizard

32A. Loe Pool

Site cluster: West Cornwall

33. Marazion Marsh, Mount's Bay and waterfront to Newlyn and Mousehole

33A. Drift Reservoir

34. Porthgwarra and Land's End area

34A. Sennen area

35. The Isles of Scilly

35A. Pelagic seabird trips (other than those launched from Scilly)

36. St Ives Island and Bay

37. Pendeen Watch

38. Hayle Estuary (Including Carnsew Pool and Copperhouse Creek)

Site cluster: North Cornwall coast

39. Newquay district

39A. Trevose Head

40. Camel Estuary, Treraven Meadow, Clapper and Amble Marshes

Site cluster: Bude and north-west Devon

41. Bude district

Cornwall/Devon Border

42. Tamar Lakes

Devon (North Coast And Inland)

43. Roadford Reservoir

44. Hartland Point and district

45. Lundy

Site cluster: North Devon

46. Taw - Torridge Estuary

47. North Devon Coast (Morte Point - Lynton)

48. Rackenford, Knowstone and Hare's Down

49. Meeth Quarry, Hatherleigh

49A. Shobrooke Park, Crediton

Top Sites for Disabled Access

Top Sites for Public Transport

Thirty Species to See In Devon and Cornwall.

List of Organisations

References

Glossary

Code of Conduct for Birdwatchers

Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Bird List

Index to Species.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.

ISBN:

1-3994-2667-2

1-4729-8823-X

OCLC:

1578987907