Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown Tor
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
50.61308, -3.83775
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Warbler and Swallow
- ✦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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Warbler and Swallow
- ✦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 — Willow Warbler, Swallow, Wheatear +64 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Willow Warbler, Swallow, Wheatear +64 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Eristalis intricaria, Large Red Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Two Moors Way; Named hiking route nearby: Two Moors Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional 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
Bellever TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BTLocal walking route
Moretonhampstead North Bovey CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef MNBLocal cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route17.1 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
The Grimspound from the Two Moors Way beneath Hameldown Tor
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusCheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraternaPlatycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaEvents & activities nearby
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