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Mine Shaft (dis)

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.62960, -3.64843

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Bluebell, Beech, Holly +279 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Meadow Brown, Peacock +125 more · last seen 2026

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Templer WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km▾
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route
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Cycling

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13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
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 route6.1 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealed firm
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealed firm
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Mountain biking

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ridge Ride Trail (Red - Difficult)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Ridge Ride Red
Discovery Trail (Green - Easy)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Discovery - green easy
Spicers Trail (Blue - moderate)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Spicers - blue moderate
Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Christow : Lily Lake

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Christow : Lily Lake

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Facilities

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Café

1 nearby · 168m

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Picnic spot

2 · 143m away

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Playground

2 · 35m away

✦ Ancient🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Weather for this location

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mill Marsh Park,Urban park4.6 km→🌱Cantonteign EstateUrban park400 m→🌱Mill Marsh ParkUrban park4.6 km→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir2.9 km→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir2.9 km→✦Cromwell's Arch and adjacent archHistoric site4.4 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Canonteign, Lower

1.0 km→
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Canonteign, Upper

1.1 km→