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Hill Fort

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

50.62806, -3.75245

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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 Robin and Blue Tit
  • ✦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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bloody-nosed Beetle, Dichrogaster liostylus, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bloody-nosed Beetle, Dichrogaster liostylus, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route
Moretonhampstead North Bovey CircularWalking route
Named routeRef MNBLocal cycle route
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Cycling

10 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 route6.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealed firm
Main RouteCycling route17.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crossing the fort to Hunter's Tor

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crossing the fort to Hunter's Tor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park3.7 km→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir4.4 km→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir4.4 km→✦Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound TorHistoric site4 km→💧Kennick ReservoirReservoir4.6 km→💧Kennick ReservoirReservoir4.6 km→

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