An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 400m north west of Scorhill stone circle
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.67186, -3.91050
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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 Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
- ✦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 Carrion Crow and Chaffinch
- ✦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 — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +104 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Tormentil, Heather +119 more · last seen 2019
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route17.1 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,813 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,813 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Meadow Pipit +47
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- RavenCorvus corax
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2021
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Southern Damselfly · Garden Chafer · Triogma trisulcata · Emerald Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +19
- Southern DamselflyCoenagrion mercuriale2024
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024
- Triogma trisulcataTriogma trisulcata
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,813 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch · Meadow Pipit +47
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- RavenCorvus corax
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2021
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Southern Damselfly · Garden Chafer · Triogma trisulcata · Emerald Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +19
- Southern DamselflyCoenagrion mercuriale2024
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024
- Triogma trisulcataTriogma trisulcata
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhamphomyia stigmosa
Rhamphomyia stigmosa
Rhamphomyia stigmosa
Rhamphomyia stigmosa
Euphylidorea meigeniiEuphylidorea meigeniiEuphylidorea meigeniiEuphylidorea meigeniiErioptera fusculentaErioptera fusculentaErioptera fusculentaErioptera fusculentaParapiophila vulgarisParapiophila vulgarisParapiophila vulgarisParapiophila vulgarisClinocera fontinalisClinocera fontinalisClinocera fontinalisClinocera fontinalisAzelia zetterstedtiiAzelia zetterstedtiiAzelia zetterstedtiiAzelia zetterstedtiiStearibia nigricepsStearibia nigricepsStearibia nigricepsStearibia nigricepsHilara mauraHilara mauraHilara mauraHilara mauraDicranomyia autumnalisDicranomyia autumnalisDicranomyia autumnalisDicranomyia autumnalisEmpis chiopteraEmpis chiopteraEmpis chiopteraEmpis chiopteraBotanophila striolataBotanophila striolataBotanophila striolataBotanophila striolataSepsis orthocnemisSepsis orthocnemisSepsis orthocnemisSepsis orthocnemisAlliopsis billbergiAlliopsis billbergiAlliopsis billbergiAlliopsis billbergiSepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipseaGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024Black DarterSympetrum danae2021Black DarterSympetrum danae2021Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2021Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2021Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2021Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2021