Life on the Edge Walks Series (15) – Invertebrates & Wildflowers (Brownstone)

Join us for the latest in our series of walks aimed at helping you discover more about the South Devon National Landscape.

Free event, booking essential via link on our website.

This will be a circular walk from Brownstone Car Park to Pudcombe Cove along the coastal path to Brownstone Battery then back inland past the Daymark to the carpark. This section of Maritime Cliff and Slope is home to a wealth of threatened invertebrates including some found in only a handful of places nationally like the Mediterranean Oil Beetle and Long Horned Bee. This site is also designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its unique vascular plant assemblage being home to Autumn Squill, Toadflax-leaved St. John's-wort, Hairy Bird's-foot Trefoil and Sea Storksbill. Join us to explore this wonderful corner of our landscape.

This is a moderate to strenuous walk of about 2.5 miles, allowing time to stop and enjoy. There are relatively easy parts, but with a steep decline to Pudcombe Cove on potentially uneven ground, followed by an undulating coast path and a steep incline via Brownstone Battery back up to the carpark.

There is ample parking at Brownstone (fee applies), but there are no toilets en route.

Bring a bottle of water, a snack, good footwear and weather-appropriate clothing. Dogs on leads are welcome if making your own way there, however if booking our transport option, we are unable to take dogs in the vehicles.

We are running a 7 and a 9-seater van for people who don't have their own transport, with pick-ups at Follaton Arboretum, Totnes (by wooden sign) at 09:35, or Paignton Asda (adjacent to the main entrance) at 10:00.