A platform cairn 240m NNE of Cawsand Beacon forming part of a cairn cemetery on the summit of Cawsand Hill
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.70903, -3.93170
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
Strong match
Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
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Two Moors WayWalking route▾
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Tarka TrailWalking route▾
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Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
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Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
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West Devon WayWalking route▾
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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
6,047 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,047 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Wren · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Green Woodpecker +35
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RavenCorvus corax
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Domestic Cattle · Feral Sheep · Rabbit · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hazel Dormouse
- Domestic CattleBos taurus
- Feral SheepOvis aries
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Coenosia femoralis · Coenosia tigrina · Phylidorea abdominalis · Mantis Fly · Phylidorea squalens +37
- Coenosia femoralisCoenosia femoralis
- Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina
- Phylidorea abdominalisPhylidorea abdominalis
- Mantis FlyOchthera mantis
- Phylidorea squalensPhylidorea squalens
- HeadflyHydrotaea irritans
- Scathophaga furcata
Tormentil
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,047 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Wren · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Green Woodpecker +35
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RavenCorvus corax
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Domestic Cattle · Feral Sheep · Rabbit · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hazel Dormouse
- Domestic CattleBos taurus
- Feral SheepOvis aries
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Coenosia femoralis · Coenosia tigrina · Phylidorea abdominalis · Mantis Fly · Phylidorea squalens +37
- Coenosia femoralisCoenosia femoralis
- Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina
- Phylidorea abdominalisPhylidorea abdominalis
- Mantis FlyOchthera mantis
- Phylidorea squalensPhylidorea squalens
- HeadflyHydrotaea irritans
- Scathophaga furcata
Tormentil
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga furcata
Scathophaga furcata
Prionocera turcicaPrionocera turcicaPrionocera turcicaPrionocera turcicaRhamphomyia hybotinaRhamphomyia hybotinaRhamphomyia hybotinaRhamphomyia hybotinaPogonota barbataPogonota barbataPogonota barbataPogonota barbataPhylidorea ferrugineaPhylidorea ferrugineaPhylidorea ferrugineaPhylidorea ferrugineaEuphylidorea meigeniiEuphylidorea meigeniiEuphylidorea meigeniiEuphylidorea meigeniiDiastata adustaDiastata adustaDiastata adustaDiastata adustaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaHilara choricaHilara choricaHilara choricaHilara choricaNotiphila venustaNotiphila venustaNotiphila venustaNotiphila venustaSepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipseaHybos culiciformisHybos culiciformisHybos culiciformisHybos culiciformisSpilogona denigrataSpilogona denigrataSpilogona denigrataSpilogona denigrataTipula lateralisTipula lateralisTipula lateralisTipula lateralisSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensSepsis fulgensHelina allotallaHelina allotallaHelina allotallaHelina allotallaPseudocoenosia abnormisPseudocoenosia abnormisPseudocoenosia abnormisPseudocoenosia abnormisHybos femoratusHybos femoratusHybos femoratusHybos femoratusHelina reversioHelina reversioHelina reversioHelina reversioBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusGreen GemMicrochrysa flavicornisGreen GemMicrochrysa flavicornisSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSpanochaeta dorsalisSpanochaeta dorsalisSpanochaeta dorsalisSpanochaeta dorsalisPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataPhaonia signataSepsis orthocnemisSepsis orthocnemisSepsis orthocnemisSepsis orthocnemisHylemya variataHylemya variataHylemya variataHylemya variataTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaFannia armataFannia armataFannia armataFannia armataEuphylidorea apertaEuphylidorea apertaEuphylidorea apertaEuphylidorea apertaPedicia occultaPedicia occultaPedicia occultaPedicia occultaSlender-footed RobberflyLeptarthrus brevirostrisSlender-footed RobberflyLeptarthrus brevirostrisFannia atraFannia atraFannia atraFannia atraHydrophoria lanciferHydrophoria lanciferHydrophoria lanciferHydrophoria lanciferSpilogona pacificaSpilogona pacificaSpilogona pacificaSpilogona pacificaMydaea aniculaMydaea aniculaMydaea aniculaMydaea aniculaCoenosia intermediaCoenosia intermediaCoenosia intermediaCoenosia intermedia