Civil War redoubt 750m south east of East Linnacombe
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.70864, -4.06078
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Canada Goose
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Canada Goose
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Wren +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Hazel Dormouse, Feral Sheep, Mole +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Large Red Damselfly +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Round-leaved Sundew, Chamomile, Maidenhair Spleenwort +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Two Castles TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Granite WayCycling route▾
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route529 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 529 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pegasus TrailMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,065 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,065 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Raven · Chaffinch · Wren · Swallow +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Hazel Dormouse · Domestic Cattle · Feral Sheep
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Domestic CattleBos taurus
- Feral SheepOvis aries
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Parydra coarctata · Tipula lateralis · Diastata adusta · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Hawker +17
- Parydra coarctataParydra coarctata
- Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis
- Diastata adustaDiastata adusta
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
Round-leaved Sundew
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,065 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Raven · Chaffinch · Wren · Swallow +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Hazel Dormouse · Domestic Cattle · Feral Sheep
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Domestic CattleBos taurus
- Feral SheepOvis aries
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
🐝Insects22 species
springsummer
2025▾
Parydra coarctata · Tipula lateralis · Diastata adusta · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Hawker +17
- Parydra coarctataParydra coarctata
- Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis
- Diastata adustaDiastata adusta
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa
Round-leaved Sundew
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
