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50.63457, -3.65710

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Cormorant +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Cormorant +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Glow-worm, Tanner Beetle +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Glow-worm, Tanner Beetle +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Eyebright, Common Toadflax, Betony +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Eyebright, Common Toadflax, Betony +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Templer WayWalking route

Named routeRef TWRegional walking route

Dartmoor WayWalking route

Named routeRef DWRegional walking route

Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeRef YWLocal walking route

Orange WayWalking route560 km

Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route

Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route

Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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 route1.8 km

Named routeRef 28Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealed firm

Main RouteCycling route321 m

Named routeRef 28Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ridge Ride Trail (Red - Difficult)Mountain bike route

Named routeRef Ridge Ride Red

Discovery Trail (Green - Easy)Mountain bike route

Named routeRef Discovery - green easy

Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)Mountain bike route

Named routeRef Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)

Wildlife to spot

17,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summerwinter

2025

Robin · Carrion Crow · Goosander · Cormorant · Great Tit +52

RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoosanderMergus merganser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RavenCorvus corax
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus
RookCorvus frugilegus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
RedshankTringa totanus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
GreenfinchChloris chloris

🦎

Reptiles1 species

springsummer

2026

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects16 species

summerautumn

2026

Glow-worm · Dark Bush-cricket · Violet Oil-beetle · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Oedemera femoralis +11

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Eyebright

EyebrightEuphrasia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,247 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summerwinter

2025

Robin · Carrion Crow · Goosander · Cormorant · Great Tit +52

RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoosanderMergus merganser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
RavenCorvus corax
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus
RookCorvus frugilegus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
RedshankTringa totanus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
GreenfinchChloris chloris

🦎

Reptiles1 species

springsummer

2026

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects16 species

summerautumn

2026

Glow-worm · Dark Bush-cricket · Violet Oil-beetle · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Oedemera femoralis +11

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabae2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Eyebright

EyebrightEuphrasia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Felled area, Barton Down

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