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Getting here
50.64763, -4.10602
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Hazel Dormouse, Wood Mouse +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood +132 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Pink Purslane, Woodruff +148 more · last seen 2021
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
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
27 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
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bywaybyway open to all traffic · 451 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 451 mPath type: track
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War Memorial Road Junction in Lydford
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Wildlife to spot
8,316 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,316 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Sparrow · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Wren · Robin +36
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
🦌Mammals7 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Mole +2
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects49 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Large Skipper · Ringlet · Red Admiral +44
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,316 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
House Sparrow · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Wren · Robin +36
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
🦌Mammals7 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Mole +2
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects49 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Large Skipper · Ringlet · Red Admiral +44
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
PolecatMustela putorius2023PolecatMustela putorius2023Small Skipper
Small Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris2023
Thymelicus sylvestris2023
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaBlack Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrataBlack Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrataScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBlack Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeusBlack Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeusCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumRhagium mordaxRhagium mordaxRhagium mordaxRhagium mordaxPhaonia erransPhaonia erransPhaonia erransPhaonia erransChocolate Mining BeeAndrena scoticaChocolate Mining BeeAndrena scoticaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisSt Marks FlyBibio marciSt Marks FlyBibio marciDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorFever FlyDilophus febrilisFever FlyDilophus febrilisEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxCommon Sun BeetleAmara aeneaCommon Sun BeetleAmara aeneaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaBibio johannisBibio johannisBibio johannisBibio johannisHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2024Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2024Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2024Small WhitePieris rapae2023Small WhitePieris rapae2023Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023PeacockAglais io2023PeacockAglais io2023BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2023BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2023Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2023Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023