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Engine Mountings

📷 Wikipedia · Transverse engine · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

50.60411, -3.85901

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Willow Warbler, Stonechat, Swallow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Willow Warbler, Stonechat, Swallow +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis intricaria, Large Red Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis intricaria, Large Red Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
The LichwayWalking route19 km

Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church

Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Bellever TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BTLocal walking route
Postbridge TrailWalking route
Named routeRef PTLocal walking route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Transverse engine

📷 Wikipedia · Transverse engine · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Widecombe GreenUrban park4.5 km→✦Tinworks, field systems, settlements, warren, cairns and a stone alignment at Headland WarrenHistoric site1 km→✦Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe DownHistoric site400 m→⚽North Hall Sports and Recreation GroundPlaying field4.3 km→⛪St Pancras ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦Tinners HeapHistoric site1.2 km→

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