Getting here
50.47655, -3.86634
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Abbot's Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
3
3 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
8
8 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
6
6 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Two Moors Way · Walking0
Dartmoor Way · Walking0
Abbot's Way · Walking0
Route 2 · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Abbots Way · bridleway
South Brent Bridleway 27 · bridleway
Dartmoor Way · bridleway
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
![On Dean Moor [1]](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/95/58/5955862_2f3211a0.jpg)
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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
✦Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field systemHistoric site4.7 km→✦Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby CoombeHistoric site3.5 km→✦Cairn west of Ball Gate, Corringdon BallHistoric site4.5 km→✦SettlementsHistoric site100 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→💧Avon Dam ReservoirReservoir400 m→