Earthworks on Brent Tor 8 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Getting here
50.60319, -4.16198
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Earthworks scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Coal Tit ✦ 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
🐦 33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Coal Tit ✦ 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 — Swallow, Coal Tit, Swift +30 more · last seen 2023
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL DE RUPE; Historic site
Free
Birds — Swallow, Coal Tit, Swift +30 more · last seen 2023; Lowland meadows priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +74 more · last seen 2022; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dartmoor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DW Regional walking route
Show on map West Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDE Regional walking route
Show on map The Lichway Walking route 19 km ▾
Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church
Named route Ref LYW Length 19 km Local walking route
Show on map Mary Michael Pilgrims Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MMPW Regional walking route
Show on map Devil's Cauldron Trail, Lydford Gorge Walking route 1.2 km ▾
Steep, uneven paths close to fast-flowing water. Rugged steps and uneven surfaces which can be slippery even when dry. Sturdy footwear with good grip is recommended.
Named route Length 1.2 km Duration 00:45 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Granite Way Cycling route ▾
Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartmoor Way (Cycle) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 327 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 327 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,297 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,297 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Coal Tit · Swift · Wheatear · Stonechat +28
Swallow Hirundo rustica Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Swift Apus apus2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2019 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 Great Tit Parus major2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2019 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2019 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Raven Corvus corax2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2019 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2019 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2019 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2019 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2019 Redwing Turdus iliacus2019 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2019 Magpie Pica pica2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2019 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2019 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring summer autumn
2021 ▾
Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Small White · Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Gatekeeper · Peacock +72
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Early-purple Orchid
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,297 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Coal Tit · Swift · Wheatear · Stonechat +28
Swallow Hirundo rustica Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Swift Apus apus2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2019 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2019 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2019 Great Tit Parus major2019 Dunnock Prunella modularis2019 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2019 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2019 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Raven Corvus corax2019 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2019 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2019 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus2019 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2019 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2019 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2019 Redwing Turdus iliacus2019 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2019 Magpie Pica pica2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2019 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2019 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2019 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2019 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring summer autumn
2021 ▾
Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Small White · Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Gatekeeper · Peacock +72
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus Early-purple Orchid
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2019
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2019
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2019
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Wall Lasiommata megera2019
Wall Lasiommata megera2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2019
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2019
Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata2019
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2019
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2019
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2019
Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis2019
Double-line Mythimna turca2019
Double-line Mythimna turca2019
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata2019
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata2019
Marbled White Spot Protodeltote pygarga2019
Marbled White Spot Protodeltote pygarga2019
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2019
Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata2019
Sharp-angled Peacock Macaria alternata2019
Sharp-angled Peacock Macaria alternata2019
Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea2019
Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea2019
Flame Axylia putris2019
Flame Axylia putris2019
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata2019
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2019
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2019
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2019
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2019
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2019
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Grass Emerald Pseudoterpna pruinata2019
Grass Emerald Pseudoterpna pruinata2019
Rivulet Perizoma affinitata2019
Rivulet Perizoma affinitata2019
Fan-foot Herminia tarsipennalis2019
Fan-foot Herminia tarsipennalis2019
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2019
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2019
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria2019
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria2019
V-pug Chloroclystis v-ata2019
V-pug Chloroclystis v-ata2019
Drinker Euthrix potatoria2019
Drinker Euthrix potatoria2019
Small Fan-foot Herminia grisealis2019
Small Fan-foot Herminia grisealis2019
Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri2019
Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri2019
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2019
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata2019
Southern Wainscot Mythimna straminea2019
Southern Wainscot Mythimna straminea2019
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola2019
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola2019
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2019
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2019
Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria2019
Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria2019
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2019
Common Footman Eilema lurideola2019
Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata2019
Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata2019
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria2019
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria2019
Clay Mythimna ferrago2019
Clay Mythimna ferrago2019
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2019
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2019
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2019
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2019
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2019
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata2019
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata2019
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata2019
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria2019
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria2019
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2019
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda2019
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula2019
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula2019
Scorched Wing Plagodis dolabraria2019
Scorched Wing Plagodis dolabraria2019
Grey Pug Eupithecia subfuscata2019
Grey Pug Eupithecia subfuscata2019
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2019
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum2019
Lobster Moth Stauropus fagi2019
Lobster Moth Stauropus fagi2019
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2019
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2019
Sandy Carpet Perizoma flavofasciata2019
Sandy Carpet Perizoma flavofasciata2019
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2019
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2019
Brown Rustic Rusina ferruginea2019
Brown Rustic Rusina ferruginea2019
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2019
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi2019
Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata2019
Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata2019
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2019
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica2019
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2019
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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