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Ring cairn on Great Nodden summit

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Stonechat
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging 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

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Stonechat, Wheatear +62 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Stonechat, Wheatear +62 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Cladonia subcervicornis, Oak Moss, Porpidia tuberculosa +102 more · last seen 2015

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +46 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Pink Purslane, Common Haircap, Common Dog-violet +154 more · last seen 2021

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional 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
Two Castles TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 27Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

View towards Dartmoor (Great Nodden) from Granite Way

View towards Dartmoor (Great Nodden) from Granite Way

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