Part of a coaxial field system, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Buttern Hill 37 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 37 ha
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50.68213, -3.90774
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Skylark +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Skylark +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +119 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +119 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heather, Purple Moor-grass, Western Gorse +192 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Heather, Purple Moor-grass, Western Gorse +192 more · last seen 2019
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Bramble, Rowan +14 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MW Listed length 166 Regional walking route
Show on map Tarka Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TT Regional walking route
Show on map Dartmoor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DW Regional walking route
Show on map Taw Teign Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TTL Regional walking route
Show on map Sticklepath to Belstone Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SBW
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartmoor Way (Cycle) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,429 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,429 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Skylark · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Meadow Pipit · Robin +43
Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Raven Corvus corax Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Rabbit · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐝 Insects 34 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Damselfly · Small Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Triogma trisulcata · Garden Chafer +29
Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale2024 Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2021 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2021 Triogma trisulcata Triogma trisulcata Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,429 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Skylark · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Meadow Pipit · Robin +43
Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Raven Corvus corax Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2021 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Rabbit · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐝 Insects 34 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Southern Damselfly · Small Red Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Triogma trisulcata · Garden Chafer +29
Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale2024 Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2021 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2021 Triogma trisulcata Triogma trisulcata Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Cordulegaster boltonii2021
Cordulegaster boltonii2021
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2021
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2021
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2021
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2021
Mantis Fly Ochthera mantis
Mantis Fly Ochthera mantis
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina
Phylidorea abdominalis Phylidorea abdominalis
Phylidorea abdominalis Phylidorea abdominalis
Coenosia femoralis Coenosia femoralis
Coenosia femoralis Coenosia femoralis
Hilara chorica Hilara chorica
Hilara chorica Hilara chorica
Euphylidorea meigenii Euphylidorea meigenii
Euphylidorea meigenii Euphylidorea meigenii
Erioptera fusculenta Erioptera fusculenta
Erioptera fusculenta Erioptera fusculenta
Parapiophila vulgaris Parapiophila vulgaris
Parapiophila vulgaris Parapiophila vulgaris
Clinocera fontinalis Clinocera fontinalis
Clinocera fontinalis Clinocera fontinalis
Azelia zetterstedtii Azelia zetterstedtii
Azelia zetterstedtii Azelia zetterstedtii
Stearibia nigriceps Stearibia nigriceps
Stearibia nigriceps Stearibia nigriceps
Hilara maura Hilara maura
Hilara maura Hilara maura
Dicranomyia autumnalis Dicranomyia autumnalis
Dicranomyia autumnalis Dicranomyia autumnalis
Empis chioptera Empis chioptera
Empis chioptera Empis chioptera
Botanophila striolata Botanophila striolata
Botanophila striolata Botanophila striolata
Rhamphomyia stigmosa Rhamphomyia stigmosa
Rhamphomyia stigmosa Rhamphomyia stigmosa
Sepsis orthocnemis Sepsis orthocnemis
Sepsis orthocnemis Sepsis orthocnemis
Alliopsis billbergi Alliopsis billbergi
Alliopsis billbergi Alliopsis billbergi
Sepsis cynipsea Sepsis cynipsea
Sepsis cynipsea Sepsis cynipsea
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2024
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2024
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2021
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2021
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2021
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2021
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2021
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2021
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2021
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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