Brimpts Mine (Wheelpit)
✦ Ancient woodland
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome
Getting here
50.54997, -3.88454
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Chaffinch
- 🌳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
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Chaffinch
- 🌳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
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Oil Beetle, Field Grasshopper, Marsh Snipefly +58 more · last seen 2026
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
The LichwayWalking route19 km▾
Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church
Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Bellever TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BTLocal walking route
Postbridge TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PTLocal walking route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Brimpts Tin Mine wheelpit
Photos
Brimpts Tin Mine wheelpit
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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