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Ruined Farmhouse

📷 jeff collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

50.41805, -3.67069

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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

🌤️ 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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Reedbeds priority habitat; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates; Insects — Tanner Beetle · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 28

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route

Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route

Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route

Dart Valley TrailWalking route

Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route

Orange WayWalking route560 km

Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route

Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route

Named routeRef BTTRegional walking route

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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 2Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route505 m

Named routeRef 207Length 505 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route174 m

Named routeRef 207Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route10 m

Named routeRef 2Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Wildlife to spot

31,345 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,345 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2025

Canada Goose · Mallard · Herring Gull · Grey Wagtail · Black-headed Gull +47

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Rock DoveColumba livia
TealAnas crecca
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
RedshankTringa totanus
CurlewNumenius arquata
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RavenCorvus corax
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GadwallMareca strepera
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SnipeGallinago gallinago

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,345 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2025

Canada Goose · Mallard · Herring Gull · Grey Wagtail · Black-headed Gull +47

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Rock DoveColumba livia
TealAnas crecca
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
RedshankTringa totanus
CurlewNumenius arquata
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RavenCorvus corax
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GadwallMareca strepera
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SnipeGallinago gallinago

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 jeff collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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