A stone circle, standing stone, cairn, recumbent stone and stone alignment on Longash Common
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.55326, -4.04317
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- ✦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, Carrion Crow, Pied Flycatcher +68 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Pied Flycatcher +68 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Small White, Meadow Brown +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Tormentil, Purple Moor-grass +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional 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
Abbot's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National 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
Main RouteCycling route10 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route151 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route790 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 790 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
3,448 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,448 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Swallow · Skylark · Wheatear · Meadow Pipit +40
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great TitParus major
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Black Carrion Beetle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Ctenicera cuprea · Scathophaga stercoraria
- Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Tormentil · Bilberry · Purple Moor-grass · Heather · Wavy Hair-Grass +32
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,448 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Swallow · Skylark · Wheatear · Meadow Pipit +40
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great TitParus major
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Black Carrion Beetle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Ctenicera cuprea · Scathophaga stercoraria
- Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Tormentil · Bilberry · Purple Moor-grass · Heather · Wavy Hair-Grass +32
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
