Butterdon Hill stone alignment and cairn
4 ha
Plan your visit
✦Heritage🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
50.42320, -3.89378
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
Historic site with public access
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Two Moors Way; Named hiking route nearby: Two Moors Way
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route
56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Forder LaneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route496 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 496 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Butterdon Hill prehistoric stone row
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Wildlife to spot
6,417 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,417 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Dunnock +42
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Leucozona glaucia · Dark Bush-cricket · Oak Bush-cricket · Black-legged Water-snipefly +6
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Black-legged Water-snipeflyIbisia marginata
- Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,417 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Wren · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Dunnock +42
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Adder
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Leucozona glaucia · Dark Bush-cricket · Oak Bush-cricket · Black-legged Water-snipefly +6
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Black-legged Water-snipeflyIbisia marginata
- Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas