Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.61234, -4.14633
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cuckoo and Swallow
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 27
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cuckoo and Swallow
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 27
- 🐕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 — Cuckoo, Swallow, Blackbird +33 more · last seen 2023
Free
Birds — Cuckoo, Swallow, Blackbird +33 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Heath Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +118 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Luminous Moss, Velvet Bent, Branched Bur-reed +130 more · last seen 2018
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 27
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
The LichwayWalking route19 km▾
Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church
Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Two Castles TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Granite WayCycling route▾
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Photos
War memorial and parish church, North Brentor
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,318 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,318 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCuckoo · Swallow · Swift · Wheatear · Stonechat +2
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
🦌Mammals1 species
wintersummer
2021▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Small White · Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Gatekeeper · Peacock +26
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Early-purple Orchid · Hogweed · Dog's Mercury · Common Dog-violet · Great Wood-rush +87
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,318 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCuckoo · Swallow · Swift · Wheatear · Stonechat +2
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
🦌Mammals1 species
wintersummer
2021▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Small White · Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Gatekeeper · Peacock +26
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Early-purple Orchid · Hogweed · Dog's Mercury · Common Dog-violet · Great Wood-rush +87
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2022Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2022Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisTanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2021Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2021Blue Ground BeetleCarabus intricatus2020Blue Ground BeetleCarabus intricatus2020WallLasiommata megera2019WallLasiommata megera2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2019Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2019Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2019Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Wild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisCommon Water-starwortCallitriche stagnalisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusBastard BalmMelittis melissophyllumBastard BalmMelittis melissophyllumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataEvents & 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