Getting here
50.71578, -3.93657
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
10
10 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
33
33 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
2
2 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Two Moors Way · Walking0
Tarka Trail · Walking0
Devonshire Heartland Way · Walking0
Dartmoor Way · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Simmons ParkUrban park5 km→✦Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Simmons ParkUrban park5 km→✦Cairnfield, cairn and a length of the Taw Marsh Reave 830m ESE of Moorland HouseHistoric site500 m→✦Cawsand Beacon, a round cairn, a ring cairn, a stone building and five post-medieval shelters on the summit of Cawsand HillHistoric site1 km→🐄Farmer Luxton’s Farm ShopVisitor farm3.8 km→