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Rattlebrook Peat Works

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

50.66554, -4.03921

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦27+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Meadow Pipit
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Snipe +24 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Snipe +24 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Bryoria bicolor, Allographa anomala, Sphaerophorus globosus +16 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Small Heath, Helina latitarsis +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Purple Moor-grass, Beech Fern +48 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional 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
Two Castles TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
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 route1.4 km
Named routeRef 27Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km
Named routeRef 27Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dartmoor : Rattlebrook Peat Works

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dartmoor : Rattlebrook Peat Works

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✦Foxhole Mine and other tinworks south east of Arms TorHistoric site1.7 km→💧Meldon ReservoirReservoir4.1 km→💧Meldon ReservoirReservoir4.1 km→✦Boiler House (Ruin)Historic site0 m→✦Sourton Down Cross, 360m north east of Aliceford FarmHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Thomas À Becket's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→