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Trout Hill 3: a stone setting on the north east end of Trout Hill 850m SSW of the foot bridge over Badgeworthy Water

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeAncient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.17245, -3.72633

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Meadow Pipit
  • ✦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

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Small Heath +28 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Common Sorrel, Heather, Foxglove +135 more · last seen 2020

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

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6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
NCN 3 to NCN 51 LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route10.7 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 10.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
N/ACycling route131 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
N/ACycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

17 photos from nearby open sources

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Trout Hill 3 prehistoric stone setting

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trout Hill 3 prehistoric stone setting

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Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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✦Malmsmead BridgeHistoric site4.8 km→✦Oare BridgeHistoric site4.6 km→✦Lanacombe 3: a stone setting and cairn on the east side of LanacombeHistoric site800 m→✦Lanacombe 2: a stone setting and cairn on the east side of LanacombeHistoric site1 km→✦Deserted medieval village 630m north-west of Clannacombe PlantationHistoric site1.6 km→✦LacomaHistoric site1.6 km→