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Rutt Playing Fields

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.39098, -3.90152

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 100m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Harlequin Ladybird, Bumblebee +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, Harlequin Ladybird, Bumblebee +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Orange Waxcap, Butter Waxcap +4 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Orange Waxcap, Butter Waxcap +4 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

77 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route496 m
Named routeRef 2Length 496 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route87 m
Named routeRef 2Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland near Rutt House

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland near Rutt House

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Filham ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱South Dartmoor Leisure CentreUrban park1.5 km→⛪St PeterReligious grounds2.9 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park1.4 km→✦Conduit HeadHistoric site2.8 km→

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