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Coaxial fields and prehistoric settlements 180m north and 350m north west of Hartland Tor

18 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.60520, -3.92001

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Beautiful Demoiselle, Sericomyia silentis +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Euphrasia officinalis subsp. anglica x arctica, Gorse, Cherry Laurel +141 more · last seen 2022

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Saccobolus depauperatus, Potato Earthball, Brithdegyll Wyffurf +4 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional 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
Bellever TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BTLocal walking route
Postbridge TrailWalking route
Named routeRef PTLocal walking route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path north of Hartland Tor

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path north of Hartland Tor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Tinworks, field systems, settlements, warren, cairns and a stone alignment at Headland WarrenHistoric site4.1 km→✦Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe DownHistoric site4.7 km→✦Gunpowder factory at Powder Mills, a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and round cairnHistoric site3 km→✦A prehistoric settlement with enclosures, an irregular aggregate field system and cairn north of Bellever TorHistoric site3.4 km→✦Prehistoric settlement, field system and rabbit warren south of Longaford TorHistoric site4.1 km→✦A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman BridgeHistoric site4.2 km→