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Mine Shaft (dis)

✦ Ancient woodland

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦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

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

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

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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Facilities

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

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