A cairnfield, unenclosed stone hut circle settlement and boundary stone 380m south west of a ford on the Small Brook
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.69688, -3.95322
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Stonechat +57 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Stonechat +57 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Emperor Moth, Euphylidorea meigenii +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bog Asphodel, Round-leaved Crowfoot, Foxglove +113 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Granite WayCycling route▾
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
1,340 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,340 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wren · Swallow · Stonechat · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +37
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Great TitParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Scathophaga furcata · Prionocera turcica · Rhamphomyia hybotina · Pogonota barbata · Phylidorea ferruginea +8
- Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata
- Prionocera turcicaPrionocera turcica
- Rhamphomyia hybotinaRhamphomyia hybotina
- Pogonota barbataPogonota barbata
- Phylidorea ferrugineaPhylidorea ferruginea
- Phylidorea abdominalisPhylidorea abdominalis
- Coenosia femoralis
Goldenrod · Bog Orchid
- GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
- Bog OrchidHammarbya paludosa2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,340 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wren · Swallow · Stonechat · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +37
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Great TitParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Scathophaga furcata · Prionocera turcica · Rhamphomyia hybotina · Pogonota barbata · Phylidorea ferruginea +8
- Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata
- Prionocera turcicaPrionocera turcica
- Rhamphomyia hybotinaRhamphomyia hybotina
- Pogonota barbataPogonota barbata
- Phylidorea ferrugineaPhylidorea ferruginea
- Phylidorea abdominalisPhylidorea abdominalis
- Coenosia femoralis
Goldenrod · Bog Orchid
- GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
- Bog OrchidHammarbya paludosa2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coenosia femoralis
Coenosia femoralis
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