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Cairn cemetery 880m south west of Wallabrook Bridge

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📷 jeff collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeAncient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.66603, -3.91834

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Stonechat
  • ✦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 — Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Rhyacophila munda +38 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Tormentil, Bristle Bent +98 more · last seen 2019

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

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
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Taw Teign LinkWalking route▾
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Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
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Cycling

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route17.1 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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View South from the Gidleigh Leat

📷 jeff collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View South from the Gidleigh Leat

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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

✦A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman BridgeHistoric site2.9 km→✦Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound TorHistoric site3 km→✦SettlementHistoric site3.9 km→✦Two stone circles known as The Grey Wethers, three round cairns, two ring cairns and an oval enclosure in Great Stannon NewtakeHistoric site3.9 km→✦Triple stone alignment and cairn 780m east of Cawsand BeaconHistoric site4.7 km→✦Cawsand Beacon, a round cairn, a ring cairn, a stone building and five post-medieval shelters on the summit of Cawsand HillHistoric site4.7 km→