Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound Tor
40 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome40 ha
Getting here
50.59531, -3.77469
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- ✦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 — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Minotaur Beetle, Tipula fulvipennis, Coenosia femoralis +139 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Templer WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Moretonhampstead North Bovey CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef MNBLocal cycle route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route189 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m▾
Named routeRef 272Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Becka Brook Clapper Bridgebridleway · 2 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 mSurface rockPath type: bridleway
Becka Brook Clapper Bridgebridleway · 2 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 mSurface rockPath type: bridleway
Photos
Ruins of a medieval settlement at Hound Tor
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
9,910 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,910 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Carrion Crow · Wren · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common Hawker · Minotaur Beetle · Tipula fulvipennis · Scathophaga stercoraria · Cheilosia albipila +33
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis2025
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
- Cheilosia albipilaCheilosia albipila
- Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,910 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Carrion Crow · Wren · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common Hawker · Minotaur Beetle · Tipula fulvipennis · Scathophaga stercoraria · Cheilosia albipila +33
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis2025
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
- Cheilosia albipilaCheilosia albipila
- Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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