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Mesolithic Complex (Flooded)

📷 Nick Chipchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.63561, -3.68244

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Cormorant +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Cormorant +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Carabus problematicus, Violet Oil-beetle, Issus coleoptratus +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Carabus problematicus, Violet Oil-beetle, Issus coleoptratus +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route
River Teign WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RTWRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealed firm
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealed firm
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 28Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bywaybyway open to all traffic · 710 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 710 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tottiford Reservoir

📷 Nick Chipchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tottiford Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mill Marsh Park,Urban park4.8 km→🌱Cantonteign EstateUrban park2.7 km→🌱Mill Marsh ParkUrban park4.7 km→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir800 m→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir800 m→🌱Parke Walled GardenUrban park4.5 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Canonteign, Upper

1.4 km→
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Canonteign, Lower

1.5 km→

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