Foxhole Mine and other tinworks south east of Arms Tor
31 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha
Getting here
50.65419, -4.05489
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Stonechat
- ✦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
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Stonechat
- ✦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 — Raven, Stonechat, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Raven, Stonechat, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Mesembrina meridiana, Large Red Damselfly, Green Tiger Beetle +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tunbridge Filmy-fern, Heather, Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush +35 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional 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
Two Castles TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Granite WayCycling route▾
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 27Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Bridleway east of Arms Tor
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Wildlife to spot
1,205 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,205 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Stonechat · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Meadow Pipit · Raven +41
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2021
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus2023
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Mesembrina meridiana · Green Tiger Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Buffish Mining Bee +12
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021
- Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea
- Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
Marsh Violet
- Marsh VioletViola palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,205 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Stonechat · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Meadow Pipit · Raven +41
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2021
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus2023
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Mesembrina meridiana · Green Tiger Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Buffish Mining Bee +12
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021
- Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea
- Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
Marsh Violet
- Marsh VioletViola palustris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas