🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Stonechat and Willow Warbler
✦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 Stonechat and Willow Warbler
✦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
6 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Stonechat, Willow Warbler, Swallow +65 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Stonechat, Willow Warbler, Swallow +65 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
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Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis intricaria, Large Red Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +33 more · last seen 2025; Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡
Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional 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
Bellever TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BTLocal walking route
Moretonhampstead North Bovey CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef MNBLocal cycle route
🐴
Horse riding
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17 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
