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Settlement on Wigford Down S of Durance

12 ha

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

50.46977, -4.04621

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Common Blue Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Drakes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DTRegional walking route
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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
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 route7 m
Named routeRef 27Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route87 m
Named routeRef 27Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Summit cairn on Wigford Down

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Summit cairn on Wigford Down

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Walkham valley scouts fieldUrban park3.7 km→✦Pounds and hut circles N of SaddlesboroughHistoric site2 km→💧Burrator ReservoirReservoir3.3 km→💧Burrator ReservoirReservoir3.3 km→✦EnclosureHistoric site3.6 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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