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Getting here
50.63556, -4.03615
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 Raven and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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 Raven and Meadow Pipit
- ✦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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Meadow Pipit, Ring Ouzel +70 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Raven, Meadow Pipit, Ring Ouzel +70 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Peacock, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +15 more · last seen 2024
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heather, Common Cottongrass, Tunbridge Filmy-fern +84 more · last seen 2019
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Usnea articulata · last seen 2013
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Dartmoor WayWalking route
West Devon WayWalking route
The LichwayWalking route19 km
Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church
Two Castles TrailWalking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Granite WayCycling route
Route 27Cycling route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route596 m
Main RouteCycling route683 m
Wildlife to spot
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