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A 350m length of reave on Hingston Hill, 470m NNW of Combshead Tor

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.50610, -3.99553

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +103 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +103 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Torth Felen, Ganoderma adspersum, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust +78 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Violet Oil-beetle, Keeled Skimmer +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Drakes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DTRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route663 m
Named routeRef 272Length 663 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route746 m
Named routeRef 272Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 272Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 272Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hingston Hill prehistoric kerbed cairn

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hingston Hill prehistoric kerbed cairn

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