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Leapra Cross: a wayside cross at the entrance to Moor Gate Farm

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📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsAncientWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.63512, -3.83656

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher 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

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2025

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site with public access

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Buff-tip +249 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Corn Spurrey, Annual Knawel, Large-flowered Butterwort +21 more · last seen 2020

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Moretonhampstead North Bovey CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef MNBLocal cycle route
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Cycling

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 route17.1 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
Main RouteCycling route279 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealed firm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Leapra Cross

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Leapra Cross

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Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · Free · 407m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jubilee Playing FieldUrban park4 km→✦Tinworks, field systems, settlements, warren, cairns and a stone alignment at Headland WarrenHistoric site3.2 km→⚽Jubilee Playing FieldPlaying field4.1 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe DownHistoric site3.7 km→✦Beehive Hut (Remains)Historic site2.2 km→