The Guardhouse Cafe

Geopark Partners @GuardhouseCafe are proud to be dog friendly!🐕 The team ensure there's always drink bowls and fresh water for thirsty pups, doggy biscuits for a well earned treat, there's even sliced dog sausages available on the menu for those peckish pups 🐶

My own contributions to the many beautiful photos of the Brixham Grey Phalarope today. A ‘lifer’ for me. Very glad it hung around long enough for me to get back with the kids and drag them out in the rain to see it 😂 Also a few GNDs about - including one in near summer plumage!

Freddie Mercury at Wembley, 1986. No phones, no cameras.... people are just enjoying the moment!

Spectacular views over beautiful Broadsands Beach. 🏖️ We’ve put together our Top 10 Coastal Walks so you can take in the breath-taking sea views and explore the wilderness of Devon’s Beautiful Bay. Discover more: bit.ly/3BkfpRk #englishriviera #southdevon #Devon

1) A rare, remarkable event. In the sea surface from at least Dartmouth in S Devon to Portheras in N Cornwall, UK, our planktonic relative (it's a chordate) the salp Salpa fusiformis is blooming. If this was a bloom of animals on land it would be NEWS and we (see 2) @zeiss_micro

This mind-bending timelapse with the sky stabilized shows the Earth is spinning through space. Video credit: Eric Brummel

Would you like to gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to pursue a career in the environmental sector? We are recruiting trainee countryside rangers for Berry Head National Nature Reserve. For full details countryside-trust.org.uk/vacancies/ #TrainingOpportunity #berryhead

Hawthorn berrys at Berry Head, #Brixham Autumn is on its way.

I never tier of this classic view from Berry Head, South to Scabbicombe Point. #Brixham

North London Forever in the new FIFA 😍😍

The hemp-agrimony at Sharkham is proving popular with the butterflies, attracting red admirals, peacocks and gatekeepers, to name a few. #butterflies #hempagrimony #sharkham #peacockbutterflies #redadmiral #gatekeeperbutterflies

This is just a snapshot of the number of insects that have been seen feeding on the knapweed at Berry Head! Knapweed is a huge favourite with all types of butterflies and other pollinators too. #knapweed #berryhead #pollinators pic.twitter.com/Gs00nf3Bq2

Would you like to gain the knowledge, skills & confidence to pursue a career in the environmental sector? We are recruiting trainee countryside rangers for Berry Head National Nature Reserve. Free accommodation & training budget included. For details countryside-trust.org.uk/vacancies/

If you'd like a takeaway from the guardhouse please think ahead and bring your cup! Otherwise for takeaway cups we add a 10p charge which we give to environmental charities (£300 so far this year).

The ranger team did an amazing job of clearing Hope's Nose of all its litter last week. A total of 40 bags of rubbish and BBQs were removed from the site. #litterpicking #hopesnose #pleasetakeyourlitterhome

Good to see the flowers in the Town are doing their job! 🪷🌸🌼🌷🌹🌻🌺🐝🐝🐝

Here are two of the orchids that grow at Berry Head - the pyramidal orchid & bee orchid. Both are popular with insects. The bee orchid, in particular, cleverly mimics a bee, both in scent & appearance, to attract other bees, which in turn helps to pollinate the flower.

A female GPS-tracked falcon flew from South Africa to Finland. In 42 days she flew over 10,000 km. That's 230 km per day. What have you achieved in the last 42 days? Source: buff.ly/3ArE2eq

Since we completed the purchase at Wishings Field, our Town Lengthsmen have started working on making it more accessible for the community. 🤩 #brixhamlengthsmen #brixhamtowncouncil #pesticidefree