Getting here
50.73931, -3.80752
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock +49 more · last seen 2022; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock +49 more · last seen 2022
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Physcia adscendens, Peltigera praetextata +95 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Physcia adscendens, Peltigera praetextata +95 more · last seen 2015
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Barren Strawberry, Hawthorn, Wood-sorrel +13 more foraging species
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Peacock, Dicranophragma nemorale +97 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large White, Peacock, Dicranophragma nemorale +97 more · last seen 2023
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Barren Strawberry, Herb-Robert +105 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Barren Strawberry, Herb-Robert +105 more · last seen 2017
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Two Moors WayWalking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
River Teign WalkWalking route
A walk to the Hydro Turbine at Castle Drogo, Castle DrogoWalking route4.8 km
The Hunters path is narrow and rocky in places.
Newhouse Lanepublic footpath · 430 m
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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