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Motte with two baileys and a multivallate hillfort at Burley Wood

9 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.66692, -4.12954

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow 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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Nuthatch, Chaffinch +50 more · last seen 2021; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Nuthatch, Chaffinch +50 more · last seen 2021; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Swollen-thighed Beetle +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Rough Meadow-grass +225 more · last seen 2019

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Two Castles Trailpublic footpath · 1.6 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.6 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 27Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Burley Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Burley Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→⛪St Bridget's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→✦Gallows HillHistoric site2.7 km→✦Lydford CastleHistoric site3 km→✦Ringwork, castle, town banks, site of Saxon town and defencesHistoric site3 km→⛪St Thomas À Becket's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→