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Hillfort and medieval settlement in South Longridge Wood

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📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsAncientWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.63489, -4.12656

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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 Robin 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

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Nuthatch +64 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Nuthatch +64 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +82 more · last seen 2025

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Foraging

Good match

Varies

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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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

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28 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
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Path junction, Westford Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path junction, Westford Wood

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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

⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→✦Motte with two baileys and a multivallate hillfort at Burley WoodHistoric site3.6 km→✦Earthworks on Brent TorHistoric site4.3 km→✦Lydford CastleHistoric site1.5 km→✦Ringwork, castle, town banks, site of Saxon town and defencesHistoric site1.6 km→✦Gallows HillHistoric site2 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Lydford

747 m→