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Lake Down cairnfield 810m ESE and 780m east of Lake Viaduct

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📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.68031, -4.06601

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Magpie
  • 🍄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 — Raven, Magpie, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Raven, Magpie, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Cladonia subcervicornis, Sticta limbata, Lepra albescens var. albescens +103 more · last seen 2015

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Erioconopa trivialis, Pilaria discicollis, Erioptera fuscipennis +78 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Bluebell, Heath Bedstraw, Carnation Sedge +290 more · last seen 2020

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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6 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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17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite WayCycling route▾
Named route
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 27Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km▾
Named routeRef 27Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pegasus TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Lake Down

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lake Down

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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

✦Foxhole Mine and other tinworks south east of Arms TorHistoric site3 km→💧Meldon ReservoirReservoir3.1 km→💧Meldon ReservoirReservoir3.1 km→✦Meldon viaductHistoric site4.3 km→✦Motte with two baileys and a multivallate hillfort at Burley WoodHistoric site4.7 km→✦Boiler House (Ruin)Historic site2.5 km→