Two ring cairns 330m south east of Coldharbour Cross
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🌳Ancient✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.35439, -3.80905
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
5 activities🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Historic site with public access
Dogs allowed with public access
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Avon Estuary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef AEWLocal walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route232 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 2Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route162 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 162 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Blackdown Rings Car Park · Free · 447m
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Wildlife to spot
9,656 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,656 records · NBN AtlasWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Bullfinch · Robin
+38 more speciesHide species list
All 43 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025Palmate Newt
🐝Insects64 species
springsummer
2025Dock Bug · Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Hairy Shieldbug
+59 more speciesHide species list
All 64 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Cicadella viridis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,656 records · NBN AtlasWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Bullfinch · Robin
+38 more speciesHide species list
All 43 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025Palmate Newt
🐝Insects64 species
springsummer
2025Dock Bug · Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Hairy Shieldbug
+59 more speciesHide species list
All 64 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Cicadella viridis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusMarsh SnipeflyRhagio tringariusMarsh SnipeflyRhagio tringariusGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorPontaniaPontaniaPontaniaPontaniaLimonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosaEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxTrichocera annulataTrichocera annulataTrichocera annulataTrichocera annulataParent BugElasmucha griseaParent BugElasmucha griseaCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaBloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosaVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusKite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillusHornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformisHornet RobberflyAsilus crabroniformisMacrostelesMacrostelesMacrostelesMacrostelesCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusFleabane Tortoise BeetleCassida murraeaFleabane Tortoise BeetleCassida murraeaVincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollisSquare-spot DeerflyChrysops viduatusSquare-spot DeerflyChrysops viduatusGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaCapsus aterCapsus aterCapsus aterCapsus aterRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataTree HopperCentrotus cornutusTree HopperCentrotus cornutusMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaGarden ChaferPhyllopertha horticolaRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaBand-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromiusBand-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromiusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeWillow Leaf BeetleLochmaea capreaWillow Leaf BeetleLochmaea capreaFannia lustratorFannia lustratorFannia lustratorFannia lustratorHydrotaea diabolusHydrotaea diabolusHydrotaea diabolusHydrotaea diabolusCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigataRhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosaSepsis violaceaSepsis violaceaSepsis violaceaSepsis violaceaPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxOil BeetleMeloeOil BeetleMeloeDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024AphrodesAphrodes2024AphrodesAphrodes2024