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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.60501, -3.77937

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Grooved Bonnet, Felted Twiglet, Gliophorus perplexus agg. +61 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Grooved Bonnet, Felted Twiglet, Gliophorus perplexus agg. +61 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Bloody-nosed Beetle, Eristalis pertinax +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Bloody-nosed Beetle, Eristalis pertinax +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Beech Knight, Wood Hedgehog, Hazel Bracket +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 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
Moretonhampstead North Bovey CircularWalking route
Named routeRef MNBLocal cycle route
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Cycling

13 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
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Wikipedia · Hut circle · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Widecombe GreenUrban park3.8 km→✦Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound TorHistoric site1.1 km→⚽North Hall Sports and Recreation GroundPlaying field3.8 km→⛪St Pancras ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown TorHistoric site4.2 km→⛪Lustleigh Baptist ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→

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