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Foale's Arrishes, huts and fields, Blackslade Down

17 ha

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

50.56984, -3.78443

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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
  • ✦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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Tipula fulvipennis, Large Red Damselfly +142 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Tipula fulvipennis, Large Red Damselfly +142 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route189 m
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 272Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km
Named routeRef 272Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route652 m
Named routeRef 272Length 652 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Foale's Arrishes

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Foale's Arrishes

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Widecombe GreenUrban park2.1 km→⛪St Pancras ChurchReligious grounds2 km→⚽North Hall Sports and Recreation GroundPlaying field2.2 km→✦Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound TorHistoric site2.9 km→✦Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Halshanger and Horridge Commons, forming part of the Rippon Tor coaxial field systemHistoric site1.9 km→✦Hut CirclesHistoric site100 m→

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