Plan your visit
BirdsWildlifeInsects
Free entryDogs welcome62 ha
Getting here
50.51330, -3.87371
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Blackbird
- ✦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
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Beautiful Demoiselle +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Free
Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — American Skunk-cabbage · last seen 2022
Free
Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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Walking
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system and other archaeological remains on Holne Moor west and north west of Venford ReservoirHistoric site1.6 km→✦Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field systemHistoric site1.7 km→✦Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby CoombeHistoric site1.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦SettlementsHistoric site4 km→✦Hut circles and two enclosures on Dean Moor, near River AvonHistoric site4.1 km→