Getting here
50.58885, -3.99092
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free58%Named hiking route nearby: The Lichway
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
3
3 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
1
1 public path
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Dartmoor Way · Walking0
The Lichway · Walking19 km
Abbot's Way · Walking0
Granite & Gears · Mountain bike0
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Langstone Man (Standing Stone)Historic site4.2 km→✦Stone alignment and round cairn on Langstone MoorHistoric site4.2 km→✦Prehistoric settlement, field system and rabbit warren south of Longaford TorHistoric site2.6 km→✦Gunpowder factory at Powder Mills, a partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement and round cairnHistoric site3.9 km→✦Cairn and cist 400m east of Lydford TorHistoric site1.2 km→✦Pillow mound 670m WNW of Longaford Tor forming an outlying part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford TorsHistoric site1.8 km→