Getting here
50.69684, -3.94398
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
28
28 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
1
1 public path
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
Settlement is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
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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 access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site3.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Cawsand Beacon, a round cairn, a ring cairn, a stone building and five post-medieval shelters on the summit of Cawsand HillHistoric site1.4 km→✦Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010m north of Cosdon BeaconHistoric site2.2 km→✦Cairnfield, cairn and a length of the Taw Marsh Reave 830m ESE of Moorland HouseHistoric site2.4 km→✦A prehistoric settlement complex, length of reave, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon HillHistoric site900 m→