Like many of you, we are increasingly concerned about the escalation of littering, abuse and antisocial behaviour our sites are enduring at the moment. Read more about how we are tackling this growing crisis here in Torbay…

Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust (TCCT) are thrilled to announce that planned refurbishment work on Occombe Farm Café is now underway. Work has begun on an extensive schedule of redecoration and refurbishment of the café. Unfortunately, with contractors operating on site, Occombe Farm will need to remain closed for a little longer until the building work is finished.

As from 15th July Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust (TCCT) will implement new charges for parking at all of its sites across Torbay.

Whilst it is TCCT policy to remove unauthorised memorials from our sites we are always happy to discuss alternative commemorative options with all bereaved families. We have always done our best to accommodate requests and are willing to be flexible.

TCCT Car parks at Sharkham Point, Berry Head and Cockington Higher Lodge reopen.

Please pick up your dog’s waste and take it home for disposal.

We all have a responsibility to protect the countryside and all the animals that live there.

We would like to remind everyone to keep your dogs under control whilst out walking in areas with livestock grazing.

Two gates have been damaged recently at Sharkham Point and Cockington.

In response to the PM’s announcement on Monday regarding Coronavirus, we’re taking measures in order to follow the latest Government guidance.

Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust confirm there will be no Occombe Festival in 2020.

Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust (TCCT) are delighted to announce that their regeneration plan for Occombe Farm is set for approval!

Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust are delighted to announce that the Cockington Memorial Rose Garden has just been awarded outstanding recognition in the 2019 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom and South West in Bloom Annual Awards.

Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust (TCCT) will regrettably terminate permissive vehicle access to a popular fishing spot at Berry Head from 1st November.

Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust (TCCT) is thrilled to unveil plans for an exciting all-weather visitor destination at Occombe Farm.

A record number of parks and green spaces collected a Keep Britain Tidy Green Flag Award last week and Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust (TCCT) are delighted to announce that Cockington Country Park, Torquay, was one of them! Not only is the country park recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as one of the […]

Local community group, the Friends of Grove Woods at Churston, were thrilled to receive a large contribution from the National Lottery Community Fund recently. The group, awarded a whopping £9,950 towards their Grove Woods Revival

Plans for the Enchanted Occombe Mystery, our half term discovery trail, are well under way. You will see a different route than usual as we follow the paths around the orchard, through the animal paddocks and along a small section of the woodland nature trail. This is a slight adjustment to the usual route as […]

Local Torbay resident, Kathryn was delighted to learn of her big prize win recently in the Cockington Green Heart Appeal Annual Raffle. Lucky Kathryn, of Paignton, has scooped the top prize, a whopping £1,000, in the annual draw and visited the Farm to meet some of the team, last week. Kathryn said, “I was really […]

On Monday 22 October, our farm team at Cockington were alarmed to discover that a dog had attacked one of our sheep that resides there. The attack happened at Lady Park behind Cockington Court during the day on Monday. The sheep is now suffering a great deal of pain and distress and may have to […]