An enclosed stone hut circle settlement 400m south-west of Devil's Bridge
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.53641, -4.00764
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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 Stonechat 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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat 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
Very strong match
Birds — Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Notch-horned Cleg, Large Red Damselfly, Contacyphon hilaris +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Tormentil, Wavy Hair-Grass +46 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
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
Drakes TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef DTRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,787 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,787 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Starling · Blackbird · Wheatear +32
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- MagpiePica pica
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Bright Horsefly
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Bright HorseflyHybomitra distinguenda2024
Tormentil · Bilberry · Heather · Wavy Hair-Grass · Purple Moor-grass +23
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,787 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Starling · Blackbird · Wheatear +32
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- MagpiePica pica
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Toad
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Bright Horsefly
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Bright HorseflyHybomitra distinguenda2024
Tormentil · Bilberry · Heather · Wavy Hair-Grass · Purple Moor-grass +23
- TormentilPotentilla erecta
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
