Prehistoric fields and settlements north east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system 16 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
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50.52728, -3.84984
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
▾ 🌞 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, High Brown Fritillary +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, High Brown Fritillary +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Moors Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MW Listed length 166 Regional walking route
Show on map Dartmoor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DW Regional walking route
Show on map Bellever Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BT Local walking route
Show on map Postbridge Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref PT Local walking route
Show on map Abbot's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref AW Regional walking route
Show on map Photos Towards Venford Reservoir from Bench Tor
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Wildlife to spot
15,019 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,019 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker +50
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goosander Mergus merganser Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Martin Delichon urbicum Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Siskin Spinus spinus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Whitethroat Curruca communis Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Violet Oil-beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Tiger Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly +13
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Forked Spleenwort
Forked Spleenwort Asplenium septentrionale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,019 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker +50
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goosander Mergus merganser Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis House Martin Delichon urbicum Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Siskin Spinus spinus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Jay Garrulus glandarius Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Whitethroat Curruca communis Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Violet Oil-beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Tiger Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly +13
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Forked Spleenwort
Forked Spleenwort Asplenium septentrionale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx virgo2025
Calopteryx virgo2025
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2025
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2025
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Pycnomerus fuliginosus Pycnomerus fuliginosus
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Lucerne Bug Adelphocoris lineolatus2025
Lucerne Bug Adelphocoris lineolatus2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 