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Iron Age settlement

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.74503, -3.46075

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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
  • 🛝Playground 164m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Violet Ground Beetle, Large Red Damselfly +102 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Violet Ground Beetle, Large Red Damselfly +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exeter Green CircleWalking route
Named routeRef EGCLocal walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Pinhoe to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef PEWLocal walking route
Mosshayne Lanepublic footpath · 61 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 61 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Mosshayne Lanepublic footpath · 91 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 91 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Mosshayne Lanepublic footpath · 255 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 255 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route
Named routeRef E1Local cycle route
Route E9Cycling route
Named routeRef E9Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E12Cycling route
Named routeRef E12Local cycle route
Killerton to Clyston MillCycling route

Devonshire Countryside, Sparrow Park, Estate Farms, Clyston Mill, River Clyst

Named routeRef KBFCTPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route E4Cycling route
Named routeRef E4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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🌱Heavitree Pleasure GroundUrban park3.7 km→🌱Eastern Playing FieldsUrban park1.9 km→🌱Exhibition FieldsUrban park2.1 km→🌱Heavitree Pleasure GroundUrban park3.7 km→🌱Poltimore ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park2.6 km→

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