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Fingle Mill (est 1790)

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.69382, -3.77841

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Swift
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreeToilets

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Swift, Dipper +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Swift, Dipper +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dead Moll's Fingers, Smoky Bracket, Hairy Curtain Crust +91 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Oil Beetle, Beautiful Demoiselle +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Fisherman's Pathpublic footpath · 23 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
Fisherman's Pathpublic footpath · 283 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 283 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Fisherman's Pathpublic footpath · 246 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 246 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealed firm
Main RouteCycling route17.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hunter's Pathbridleway · 777 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 777 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fingle Mill, Moretonhampstead

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fingle Mill, Moretonhampstead

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