An alluvial tin streamwork adjacent to the Brim Brook
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦋Insects🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
50.67009, -3.99747
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦14+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear 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
- 🐦14+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +11 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Darter, Common Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green-ribbed Sedge, Heather, Purple Moor-grass +56 more · last seen 2013
Free
Blanket bog priority habitat; Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +11 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
Two Castles TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Granite WayCycling route▾
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 route5.9 km▾
Named routeRef 27Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route25 m▾
Named routeLength 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
349 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
349 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Pipit · Wheatear · Carrion Crow · Snipe · Skylark +9
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2013
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2013
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2013
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2013
- RavenCorvus corax2013
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- TealAnas crecca
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2015
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2014
- RookCorvus frugilegus2012
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2012
- SwallowHirundo rustica2012
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Black Darter · Common Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +15
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common Darter
Heath Pearlwort · Bristle Bent · Green-ribbed Sedge · Common Cottongrass · Purple Moor-grass +54
- Heath PearlwortSagina subulata
- Bristle BentAgrostis curtisii2018
- Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2018
- Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2018
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018
- Star SedgeCarex echinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
349 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds14 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Pipit · Wheatear · Carrion Crow · Snipe · Skylark +9
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2013
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2013
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2013
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2013
- RavenCorvus corax2013
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- TealAnas crecca
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2015
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2014
- RookCorvus frugilegus2012
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2012
- SwallowHirundo rustica2012
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Black Darter · Common Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +15
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Common Darter
Heath Pearlwort · Bristle Bent · Green-ribbed Sedge · Common Cottongrass · Purple Moor-grass +54
- Heath PearlwortSagina subulata
- Bristle BentAgrostis curtisii2018
- Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2018
- Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2018
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018
- Star SedgeCarex echinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaHelina latitarsisHelina latitarsisHelina latitarsisHelina latitarsisEuphylidorea meigeniiEuphylidorea meigeniiEuphylidorea meigeniiEuphylidorea meigeniiCoenosia femoralisCoenosia femoralisCoenosia femoralisCoenosia femoralisKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2022Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2022Painted LadyVanessa cardui2016Painted LadyVanessa cardui2016Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2012Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta20122018
2018
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