Two bowl barrows 380m and 410m south west of Allaleigh Cross
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.36924, -3.66792
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Goldfinch
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Goldfinch
- 🌳Ancient woodland 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
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +27 more · last seen 2024
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Swallow, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +27 more · last seen 2024; Ancient woodland
Historic site with public access
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Speckled Wood +54 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Dart Valley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route148 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route493 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 493 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Field boundary near Allaleigh Cross
Photos
Field boundary near Allaleigh Cross
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,497 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,497 records · NBN AtlasSwallow · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- MagpiePica pica2018
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2021
- SwiftApus apus2020
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2018
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2018
- RookCorvus frugilegus2018
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2018
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2022Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Stoat
Red Admiral · Large White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Peacock
+52 more speciesHide species list
All 57 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,497 records · NBN AtlasSwallow · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- MagpiePica pica2018
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2021
- SwiftApus apus2020
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2018
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2018
- RookCorvus frugilegus2018
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2018
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2022Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Stoat
Red Admiral · Large White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Peacock
+52 more speciesHide species list
All 57 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus2019
Pyronia tithonus2019
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