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Cairn 240m north of Crownley Parks

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📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.57004, -3.74024

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Meadow Pipit
  • 🍄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 — Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Crazed Cap, Parrot Waxcap, Charmer Pinkgill +66 more · last seen 2024

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Emperor Dragonfly +57 more · last seen 2025

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Templer WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Liverton CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef LC
Great Plantation LoopWalking route▾
Named routeRef GPLLocal walking route
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Cycling

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22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route189 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

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1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

20 photos from nearby open sources

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Crownley Parks Tin Mine

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crownley Parks Tin Mine

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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

🌱Parke Walled GardenUrban park4.5 km→✦Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound TorHistoric site3.7 km→⛪Church of the Holy SpiritReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Halshanger and Horridge Commons, forming part of the Rippon Tor coaxial field systemHistoric site1.9 km→✦Foale's Arrishes, huts and fields, Blackslade DownHistoric site3.1 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→