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Great Rock Mines (dis)

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

50.62259, -3.66052

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Oak, Hazel +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Meadow Brown, Large White +111 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Meadow Brown, Large White +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Holly, Beech, Oak +257 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Holly, Beech, Oak +257 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Raptor TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RTLocal walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
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 route637 m
Named routeRef 272Length 637 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 272Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brushwood near Great Rock Mine

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brushwood near Great Rock Mine

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mill Marsh Park,Urban park3.5 km→🌱Cantonteign EstateUrban park1.6 km→🌱Mill Marsh ParkUrban park3.5 km→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir2.3 km→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir2.3 km→✦Cromwell's Arch and adjacent archHistoric site3.3 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Canonteign, Lower

1.2 km→
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Canonteign, Upper

1.3 km→

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