A partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement, two cairns containing cists and a post-medieval building 440m NNW of Powder Mills
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.58366, -3.94444
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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 Chaffinch and Wren
- ✦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 Chaffinch and Wren
- ✦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 — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper, Garden Chafer +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Purple Moor-grass, an Eyebright, Wilson's Filmy-fern +15 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking 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
Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Bellever TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BTLocal walking route
Postbridge TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PTLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route▾
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,086 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,086 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin +42
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Stoat
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
Field Grasshopper · Eristalis nemorum · Cheilosia · Mottled Grasshopper · Common Green Grasshopper +10
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
- CheilosiaCheilosia
- Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Sphaerophoria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,086 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin +42
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Stoat
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
Field Grasshopper · Eristalis nemorum · Cheilosia · Mottled Grasshopper · Common Green Grasshopper +10
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
- CheilosiaCheilosia
- Mottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Sphaerophoria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusHorse Bot FlyGasterophilus intestinalisHorse Bot FlyGasterophilus intestinalisSyntormon sulcipesSyntormon sulcipesSyntormon sulcipesSyntormon sulcipesCapsus aterCapsus aterCapsus aterCapsus aterStenus cicindeloidesStenus cicindeloidesStenus cicindeloidesStenus cicindeloidesMicrodon mutabilisMicrodon mutabilisMicrodon mutabilisMicrodon mutabilis