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Beacon Hill

15 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.49292, -3.69166

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — White Fibrecap, Deceiver, The Miller +358 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — White Fibrecap, Deceiver, The Miller +358 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Tawny Funnel, Beechwood Sickener, Beech Milkcap +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Cirl Bunting +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Rutpela maculata +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Rutpela maculata +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BTTRegional walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
A383 cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route42 m
Named routeRef 272Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route182 m
Named routeRef 272Length 182 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beacon Hill

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dartington Hall GardensUrban park4.7 km→✦Ruins and buried remains of the medieval great house at Dartington HallHistoric site4.6 km→✦SwansHistoric site4.7 km→✦Dartington HallHistoric site4.3 km→✦DonkeyHistoric site4.7 km→✦Deer park north and north west of Dartington HallHistoric site4 km→

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