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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
50.62307, -3.66237
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Meadow Brown, Large White +112 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Beech, Oak +258 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Templer WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km▾
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Raptor TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef RTLocal walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route637 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 637 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealed firm
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)
Photos
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
14,860 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,860 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Goosander · Wren · Chaffinch · Mallard +51
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common GullLarus canus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects28 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carabus problematicus · Issus coleoptratus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Black Oil-beetle · Early Bumblebee +23
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,860 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Goosander · Wren · Chaffinch · Mallard +51
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common GullLarus canus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects28 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carabus problematicus · Issus coleoptratus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Black Oil-beetle · Early Bumblebee +23
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Violet Oil-beetle
Violet Oil-beetle
Meloe violaceus2024
Meloe violaceus2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaTanner BeetlePrionus coriariusTanner BeetlePrionus coriariusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusClay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularisClay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisVolucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024Selatosomus aeneusSelatosomus aeneus2024Selatosomus aeneusSelatosomus aeneus2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Fleabane Tortoise BeetleCassida murraea2023Fleabane Tortoise BeetleCassida murraea2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Oil BeetleMeloe2023Oil BeetleMeloe2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023