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Drizzlecombe Bronze Age Complex

28 ha

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

50.48617, -3.98524

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Torth Felen, Ganoderma adspersum, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust +142 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Torth Felen, Ganoderma adspersum, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust +142 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Sweet Vernal-grass, Creeping Bent +44 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Sweet Vernal-grass, Creeping Bent +44 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Nitrous Bonnet, Hazel Bracket, Beech Milkcap +12 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Drakes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DTRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route746 m
Named routeRef 272Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route376 m
Named routeRef 272Length 376 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route987 m
Named routeRef 272Length 987 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route27 m
Named routeRef 272Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Drizzlecombe 2 prehistoric stone row

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Drizzlecombe 2 prehistoric stone row

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Eylesbarrow Tin Mine and associated remainsHistoric site1.1 km→✦EnclosureHistoric site1.4 km→✦Narrator (ruins)Historic site3.1 km→✦Round cairn 340m ESE of Norsworthy BridgeHistoric site3.1 km→✦Inscribed Boulder in riverHistoric site3.5 km→✦Two stamping mills 200m and 175m north of Norsworthy BridgeHistoric site3.6 km→

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