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Prehistoric and historic archaeological landscape at Trowlesworthy Warren

30 ha

📷 Adrian Platt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

50.46526, -4.01830

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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
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Raven +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Raven +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Common Blue Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Common Blue Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Drakes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DTRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
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 route7 m
Named routeRef 27Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route87 m
Named routeRef 27Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Plym near Trowlesworthy Warren

📷 Adrian Platt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Plym near Trowlesworthy Warren

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Eylesbarrow Tin Mine and associated remainsHistoric site4.4 km→✦Pounds and hut circles N of SaddlesboroughHistoric site1.7 km→✦EnclosureHistoric site2.7 km→💧Burrator ReservoirReservoir4 km→💧Burrator ReservoirReservoir4 km→✦Narrator (ruins)Historic site4 km→

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