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Mineshaft

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.60777, -3.67313

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
River Teign WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RTWRegional walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
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 route189 m
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 272Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Little John's Walkbyway open to all traffic · 708 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 708 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ferns, Stonelands Waste

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ferns, Stonelands Waste

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mill Marsh Park,Urban park1.7 km→🌱Mill Marsh ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Cantonteign EstateUrban park3.4 km→✦Cromwell's Arch and adjacent archHistoric site1.5 km→✦Cromwell's ArchHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Parke Walled GardenUrban park1.8 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Canonteign, Lower

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Canonteign, Upper

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