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Bowl barrow 500m W of Starved Oak Cross

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📷 Rob Purvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeAncient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.77820, -3.55075

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Blue Tit
  • ✦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 — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Gatekeeper, Brown Hairstreak, Small White +69 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Jacobaea, Reed Canary-grass, Marsh Thistle +253 more · last seen 2017

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km▾

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exeter Green CircleWalking route▾
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Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
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Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
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Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route▾
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Cycling

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route▾
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Exeter LCN E12Cycling route▾
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Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route▾
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Route E4Cycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Lane to Starved Oak cross at Jackmoor

📷 Rob Purvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane to Starved Oak cross at Jackmoor

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Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱West Garth Road ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Millenium GreenUrban park3.7 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.9 km→✦Stoke Hill Camp, a slight univallate hillfortHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Jubilee GreenUrban park3.8 km→🐄Exe Valley Farm ShopVisitor farm4.4 km→