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Getting here
50.64360, -4.10950
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Nuthatch
- ✦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
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Nuthatch
- ✦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 — Robin, Nuthatch, Chaffinch +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hazel Dormouse, Grey Squirrel, Rabbit +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Japanese Knotweed, Lords-and-Ladies +6 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking 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
Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Two Castles TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Granite WayCycling route▾
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,877 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,877 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Coal Tit · Blue Tit · Wren · Nuthatch +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Bank Vole · Roe Deer · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Black Carrion Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Twin-spot Centurion +24
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Sericomyia silentis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,877 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Coal Tit · Blue Tit · Wren · Nuthatch +44
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Bank Vole · Roe Deer · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Black Carrion Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Twin-spot Centurion +24
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Sericomyia silentis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis
Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosusBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBlack Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeusBlack Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeusTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumRhagium mordaxRhagium mordaxRhagium mordaxRhagium mordaxPhaonia erransPhaonia erransPhaonia erransPhaonia erransLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisSt Marks FlyBibio marciSt Marks FlyBibio marciDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorFever FlyDilophus febrilisFever FlyDilophus febrilisEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxCommon Sun BeetleAmara aeneaCommon Sun BeetleAmara aeneaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaBibio johannisBibio johannisBibio johannisBibio johannisScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestris