Foale's Arrishes, huts and fields, Blackslade Down
✦ Ancient woodland17 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
50.56984, -3.78443
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Meadow Pipit
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Meadow Pipit
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Tipula fulvipennis, Large Red Damselfly +142 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Templer WayWalking route▾
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Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route189 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km▾
Named routeRef 272Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route652 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 652 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
1 nearby · Free · 433m
✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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