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Bowl barrow on Wadland Down

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📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.73984, -4.10409

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
  • ✦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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Greenfinch +51 more · last seen 2023

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Greenfinch +51 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Nut-tree Tussock, Speckled Yellow, Speckled Wood +252 more · last seen 2022

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Jacobaea, Marsh Thistle, Yorkshire-fog +189 more · last seen 2016

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
The Packhorse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BCPLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite WayCycling route
Named 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
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pegasus TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane on Scobchester Down

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane on Scobchester Down

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Church MeadowReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Village cross in Northlew, 40m south west of the churchHistoric site3.9 km→⛪St Thomas À Becket's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Civil War redoubt 750m south east of East LinnacombeHistoric site4.6 km→✦Sourton Down Cross, 360m north east of Aliceford FarmHistoric site4.9 km→⛪Boasley Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→