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Cairns

📷 Chris Andrews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.67567, -3.74446

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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
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Batman Hoverfly +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Batman Hoverfly +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 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
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealed firm
Main RouteCycling route17.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
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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

Cairn Circle, Mardon Down

📷 Chris Andrews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cairn Circle, Mardon Down

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CASTLE DROGOHistoric site4.8 km→🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park2 km→✦Cranbrook CastleHistoric site3.3 km→💧Kennick ReservoirReservoir4.9 km→💧Kennick ReservoirReservoir4.9 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→

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