Pillow mound 670m WNW of Longaford Tor forming an outlying part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.58539, -3.96631
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Chaffinch
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Swallow +47 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Swallow +47 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Ctenicera cuprea, Minotaur Beetle, Horse Bot Fly +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional 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
Bellever TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BTLocal walking route
Postbridge TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PTLocal walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,220 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,220 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wren · Chaffinch · Swallow · Robin · Woodpigeon +45
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great TitParus major
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Stoat
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Ctenicera cuprea · Minotaur Beetle · Horse Bot Fly · Syntormon sulcipes · Capsus ater +6
- Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2024
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Horse Bot FlyGasterophilus intestinalis
- Syntormon sulcipesSyntormon sulcipes
- Capsus aterCapsus ater
- Stenus cicindeloidesStenus cicindeloides
- Carabus problematicus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,220 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wren · Chaffinch · Swallow · Robin · Woodpigeon +45
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great TitParus major
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Stoat
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Ctenicera cuprea · Minotaur Beetle · Horse Bot Fly · Syntormon sulcipes · Capsus ater +6
- Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2024
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Horse Bot FlyGasterophilus intestinalis
- Syntormon sulcipesSyntormon sulcipes
- Capsus aterCapsus ater
- Stenus cicindeloidesStenus cicindeloides
- Carabus problematicus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024Events & activities nearby
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