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50.58006, -3.77060

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

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🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Stonechat, Carrion Crow, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Stonechat, Carrion Crow, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Tipula fulvipennis, Large Red Damselfly, Minotaur Beetle +148 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Tipula fulvipennis, Large Red Damselfly, Minotaur Beetle +148 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Two Moors WayWalking route

Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route

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

🚴

Cycling

14 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 route189 m

Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route546 m

Named routeRef 272Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

17,413 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,413 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

autumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Raven · Meadow Pipit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +39

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
NuthatchSitta europaea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2026

Minotaur Beetle · Cheilosia albipila · Violet Oil-beetle · Bloody-nosed Beetle

Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Cheilosia albipilaCheilosia albipila
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,413 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

autumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Raven · Meadow Pipit · Woodpigeon · Magpie +39

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
NuthatchSitta europaea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2026

Minotaur Beetle · Cheilosia albipila · Violet Oil-beetle · Bloody-nosed Beetle

Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Cheilosia albipilaCheilosia albipila
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Widecombe GreenUrban park2.9 km→✦Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound TorHistoric site1.7 km→⛪St Pancras ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⚽North Hall Sports and Recreation GroundPlaying field3 km→✦Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Halshanger and Horridge Commons, forming part of the Rippon Tor coaxial field systemHistoric site2.3 km→✦Earthwork in Houndtor WoodHistoric site4 km→

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