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Buckfast Butterflies and Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

FarmsFamilyWildlife
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.48189, -3.76724

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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
  • 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
  • ☕Birdie's Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingToilets

Best for

10 activities

Farm visits

Farm attraction

Varies

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BTTRegional walking route
Franklin Totnes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FTTLocal walking route
Fairies Hallpublic footpath · 47 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mPath type: residential
Russets Lanepublic footpath · 158 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 158 mPath type: service
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Cycling

47 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
Forder LaneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route329 m
Named routeRef 272Length 329 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Buckfastleigh : Buckfast Butterflies and Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Buckfastleigh : Buckfast Butterflies and Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→🏞️RIVER DARTCountry park4.2 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park900 m→🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Duckspond Playing FieldUrban park1.2 km→🌱St Mary's AbbeyUrban park1.3 km→

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