Round cairn 480m south west of Higher White Tor
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.58757, -3.95605
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Wren
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Wren
- ✦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
Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ctenicera cuprea, Common Green Grasshopper, Garden Chafer +39 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Bog Asphodel, Heath-grass +62 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional 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
Bellever TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BTLocal walking route
Postbridge TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PTLocal walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route▾
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Cantilever rock, south of Higher White Tor
Photos
Cantilever rock, south of Higher White Tor
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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2024
2024
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Bramble
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Rubus fruticosus2017
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