Plan your visit
Getting here
50.57669, -4.06309
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Skylark +60 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Skylark +60 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Rhingia campestris, Erioptera fuscipennis +44 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Elegant Silk-moss, Giant Spear-moss, Slender Mouse-tail Moss +162 more · last seen 2019
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Dartmoor WayWalking route
West Devon WayWalking 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
Abbot's WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Network Route 27Cycling route
Route 27Cycling route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route557 m
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Granite & GearsMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km