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Cranbrook Hill Fort

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Dogs welcome

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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Dipper +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Dipper +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dead Moll's Fingers, Angel's Bonnet, Smoky Bracket +61 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Dead Moll's Fingers, Angel's Bonnet, Smoky Bracket +61 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Brimstone, Meadow Brown +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Brimstone, Meadow Brown +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Oak Pin, Coesyn Melfed, Jelly Ear +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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 route17.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

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