An enclosed prehistoric settlement 230m east of Higher Tor
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.70830, -3.96272
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren 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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bloody-nosed Beetle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Gorse Shieldbug +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Tormentil, Goldenrod +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
35 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
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Prehistoric Tor Cairn near Higher Tor
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,577 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,577 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +34
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Feral Sheep · Domestic Cattle · Rabbit · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Feral SheepOvis aries
- Domestic CattleBos taurus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Gorse Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · Kite-tailed Robberfly +5
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Tormentil · Goldenrod
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,577 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +34
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Feral Sheep · Domestic Cattle · Rabbit · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Feral SheepOvis aries
- Domestic CattleBos taurus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Gorse Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · Kite-tailed Robberfly +5
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Tormentil · Goldenrod
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Carabus arvensisCarabus arvensis2025Carabus arvensisCarabus arvensis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025