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One of several cairns on the south-west slope of Penn Beacon

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.44391, -3.97595

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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

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sedge, Purple Moor-grass, Soft-rush +19 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Sedge, Purple Moor-grass, Soft-rush +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Megaetaira madida +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Megaetaira madida +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 272Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 272Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 272Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route746 m
Named routeRef 272Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Penn Beacon, South West prehistoric stone row

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Penn Beacon, South West prehistoric stone row

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Nearby places

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🐄Dartmoor ZooVisitor farm4.2 km→🌱Rowe Hall Memory GardenUrban park4.9 km→✦Pounds and hut circles N of SaddlesboroughHistoric site4.2 km→✦Two round barrows on Ridding DownHistoric site2 km→✦Pillow MoundsHistoric site4.3 km→✦Hut circles W of SaddlesboroughHistoric site4.5 km→

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