Langstone Man (Standing Stone)
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome
Getting here
50.59028, -4.04958
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Wheatear ✦ 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
🐦 51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Wheatear ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Skylark +48 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Skylark +48 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Tormentil, Giant Spear-moss, Beech Fern +171 more · last seen 2019
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Small Heath, Platycheirus +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dartmoor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DW Regional walking route
Show on map West Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDE Regional walking route
Show on map The Lichway Walking route 19 km ▾
Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church
Named route Ref LYW Length 19 km Local walking route
Show on map Abbot's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref AW Regional walking route
Show on map Lydford Gorge Railway Path, Lydford Gorge Walking route 1.6 km ▾
The railway path to the bird hide is flat after an initial steep slope. The optional path that loops back to the start through the woodland has steep slopes, narrow paths, and uneven ground.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartmoor Way (Cycle) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Ref 27 Length 10 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 151 m ▾
Named route Ref 27 Length 151 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Granite & Gears Mountain bike route ▾
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Standing stone, on Langstone Moor
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Wildlife to spot
944 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 944 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wheatear · Meadow Pipit · Raven · Stonechat · Carrion Crow +36
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Snipe Gallinago gallinago Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Martin Delichon urbicum Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Curlew Numenius arquata Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 Common Pipistrelle · Whiskered Bat · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Platycheirus · Tipula vittata · Rymosia coulsoni · Dor Beetle +1
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Platycheirus Platycheirus2024 Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2024 Rymosia coulsoni Rymosia coulsoni2022 Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2021 Daisy · Beech Fern · Creeping Bent · Devil's-bit Scabious · Marsh St John's-wort +9
Daisy Bellis perennis Beech Fern Phegopteris connectilis Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Marsh St John's-wort Hypericum elodes Carnation Sedge Carex panicea Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 944 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wheatear · Meadow Pipit · Raven · Stonechat · Carrion Crow +36
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Carrion Crow Corvus corone Skylark Alauda arvensis Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Snipe Gallinago gallinago Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Martin Delichon urbicum Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Curlew Numenius arquata Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2020 Common Pipistrelle · Whiskered Bat · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Fox
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Platycheirus · Tipula vittata · Rymosia coulsoni · Dor Beetle +1
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Platycheirus Platycheirus2024 Tipula vittata Tipula vittata2024 Rymosia coulsoni Rymosia coulsoni2022 Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2021 Daisy · Beech Fern · Creeping Bent · Devil's-bit Scabious · Marsh St John's-wort +9
Daisy Bellis perennis Beech Fern Phegopteris connectilis Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Marsh St John's-wort Hypericum elodes Carnation Sedge Carex panicea Elegant Silk-moss Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2021
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2021
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum
English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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