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Druid Mine Engine House

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50.53056, -3.77203

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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
✦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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Great Tit +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Great Tit +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Two Moors WayWalking route

Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route

Dartmoor WayWalking route

Named routeRef DWRegional walking route

Abbot's WayWalking route

Named routeRef AWRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN272Cycling route

Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network

Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route42 m

Named routeRef 272Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route182 m

Named routeRef 272Length 182 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route31 m

Named routeRef 272Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route189 m

Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,918 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,918 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

spring

2026

Pied Flycatcher · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Siskin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +40

Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SwiftApus apus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Badger · Roe Deer

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
BadgerMeles meles2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023

🦎

Reptiles2 species

winter

2026

Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects42 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Small Skipper · Ringlet +37

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Oil BeetleMeloe
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
Orchestes pilosusOrchestes pilosus
Deer KedLipoptena cervi
Gastrophysa polygoniGastrophysa polygoni
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2024
NematusNematus2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
BumblebeeBombus2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2023
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,918 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

spring

2026

Pied Flycatcher · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Siskin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +40

Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SwiftApus apus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Badger · Roe Deer

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
BadgerMeles meles2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023

🦎

Reptiles2 species

winter

2026

Slow-worm · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects42 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Small Skipper · Ringlet +37

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Oil BeetleMeloe
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
Orchestes pilosusOrchestes pilosus
Deer KedLipoptena cervi
Gastrophysa polygoniGastrophysa polygoni
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2024
NematusNematus2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
BumblebeeBombus2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2023
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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