Dunkery Beacon and adjacent mounds
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.16273, -3.58659
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Stonechat
- ✦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
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Stonechat
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Stonechat, Chiffchaff +52 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Wren, Stonechat, Chiffchaff +52 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Minotaur Beetle, Broad-bodied Chaser +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Macmillan Way West; Named hiking route nearby: Macmillan Way West
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Webber's Post wanderWalking route1.6 km▾
Named routeLength 1.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Horner Wood ancient trees walkWalking route3.2 km▾
Named routeLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Dunkery and Horner Wood circular walkWalking route4.8 km▾
Named routeLength 4.8 kmLocal walking route
Walking in Exmoor: Day TwoWalking route25.6 km▾
Named routeLength 25.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,951 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,951 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wren · Stonechat · Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Blue Tit +50
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Deer
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Keeled Skimmer · Minotaur Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Carabus arvensis +5
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Carabus arvensisCarabus arvensis
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Four-spotted Chaser
Ivy-leaved Bellflower
- Ivy-leaved BellflowerWahlenbergia hederacea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,951 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wren · Stonechat · Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Blue Tit +50
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Deer
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Keeled Skimmer · Minotaur Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Carabus arvensis +5
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Carabus arvensisCarabus arvensis
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Four-spotted Chaser
Ivy-leaved Bellflower
- Ivy-leaved BellflowerWahlenbergia hederacea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula quadrimaculata
Libellula quadrimaculata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorPopillia japonicaPopillia japonicaPopillia japonicaPopillia japonicaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaEvents & activities nearby
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