Caratacus Stone: an inscribed stone 140m east of Spire Cross
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.09054, -3.58679
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Abax parallelepipedus, Bembidion lampros +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parmotrema perlatum, Flavoplaca flavocitrina, Normandina pulchella +7 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Fingerwort, Neat Feather-moss, White Earwort +62 more · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,446 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,446 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Willow Warbler +34
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Abax parallelepipedus · Bembidion lampros · Bradycellus ruficollis · Amara communis · Nebria salina +16
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
- Bembidion lamprosBembidion lampros
- Bradycellus ruficollisBradycellus ruficollis
- Amara communisAmara communis
- Nebria salinaNebria salina
- Bradycellus harpalinusBradycellus harpalinus
- Coelositona cambricus
English Sticky Eyebright · Field Wood-rush · Sheep's Sorrel · Hawthorn · Hard-fern +87
- English Sticky EyebrightEuphrasia officinalis subsp. anglica
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Common Soft-brome
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,446 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Willow Warbler +34
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Abax parallelepipedus · Bembidion lampros · Bradycellus ruficollis · Amara communis · Nebria salina +16
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
- Bembidion lamprosBembidion lampros
- Bradycellus ruficollisBradycellus ruficollis
- Amara communisAmara communis
- Nebria salinaNebria salina
- Bradycellus harpalinusBradycellus harpalinus
- Coelositona cambricus
English Sticky Eyebright · Field Wood-rush · Sheep's Sorrel · Hawthorn · Hard-fern +87
- English Sticky EyebrightEuphrasia officinalis subsp. anglica
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Common Soft-brome
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coelositona cambricus
Coelositona cambricus
Cymus glandicolorCymus glandicolorCymus glandicolorCymus glandicolorBembidion mannerheimiiBembidion mannerheimiiBembidion mannerheimiiBembidion mannerheimiiPeritrechus geniculatusPeritrechus geniculatusPeritrechus geniculatusPeritrechus geniculatusPerapion violaceumPerapion violaceumPerapion violaceumPerapion violaceumBradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpiAgonum muelleriAgonum muelleriAgonum muelleriAgonum muelleriScolopostethus decoratusScolopostethus decoratusScolopostethus decoratusScolopostethus decoratusPhilorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalusPhilorhizus melanocephalusPterostichus diligensPterostichus diligensPterostichus diligensPterostichus diligensPoecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolorNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisStilpon sublunatusStilpon sublunatusStilpon sublunatusStilpon sublunatusOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus
Bromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxEarly Hair-grassAira praecoxWestern GorseUlex galliiWestern GorseUlex galliiHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileTrailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusumTrailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusumCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaBrown BentAgrostis vinealisBrown BentAgrostis vinealisGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaLemon-scented FernOreopteris limbospermaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratenseCommon Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratensePerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaSilver Hair-grassAira caryophylleaSilver Hair-grassAira caryophylleaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusVelvet BentAgrostis caninaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensHeath-grassDanthonia decumbensEvents & activities nearby
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