A deserted medieval settlement and post medieval farmstead 510m north east of East Rook Gate
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.43977, -3.95911
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Oil Beetle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Soft-rush, Purple Moor-grass, Sedge +15 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
13 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 route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 272Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 272Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 272Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route104 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,902 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,902 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird +48
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- SwiftApus apus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- SiskinSpinus spinus
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Megaetaira madida · Bibio johannis · Bibio varipes · Eudasyphora cyanella · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +21
- Megaetaira madidaMegaetaira madida2025
- Bibio johannisBibio johannis
- Bibio varipesBibio varipes
- Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,902 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird +48
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- SwiftApus apus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- SiskinSpinus spinus
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Megaetaira madida · Bibio johannis · Bibio varipes · Eudasyphora cyanella · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +21
- Megaetaira madidaMegaetaira madida2025
- Bibio johannisBibio johannis
- Bibio varipesBibio varipes
- Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
