Two round cairns 600m ENE of Great Trowlesworthy Tor
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.46281, -3.99415
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Tufted Duck
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Tufted Duck
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Tufted Duck, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Tufted Duck, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Black Darter +33 more · last seen 2024
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Heath Bedstraw, Sedge, Purple Moor-grass +12 more · last seen 2023
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Drakes TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef DTRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route663 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 663 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 272Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 272Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route746 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route▾
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
View towards Great Trowlesworthy Tor
Photos
View towards Great Trowlesworthy Tor
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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