Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound Tor
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.69001, -3.93710
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
- ✦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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Skylark
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Stonechat +53 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Stonechat +53 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Phylidorea squalens, Euphylidorea meigenii, Phylidorea abdominalis +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Tormentil, Bilberry +75 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Granite WayCycling route▾
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National 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
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Dartmoor: White Moor Down Stone Circle, from Little Hound Tor
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
976 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
976 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Raven · Meadow Pipit · Stonechat · Carrion Crow · Swallow +35
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2020
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2016
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects54 species
springsummer
2025▾
Euphylidorea meigenii · Emperor Moth · Phylidorea abdominalis · Coenosia femoralis · Mantis Fly +49
- Euphylidorea meigeniiEuphylidorea meigenii
- Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia2019
- Phylidorea abdominalisPhylidorea abdominalis
- Coenosia femoralisCoenosia femoralis
- Mantis FlyOchthera mantis
- Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina
Bog Orchid
- Bog OrchidHammarbya paludosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
976 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Raven · Meadow Pipit · Stonechat · Carrion Crow · Swallow +35
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2020
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2016
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects54 species
springsummer
2025▾
Euphylidorea meigenii · Emperor Moth · Phylidorea abdominalis · Coenosia femoralis · Mantis Fly +49
- Euphylidorea meigeniiEuphylidorea meigenii
- Emperor MothSaturnia pavonia2019
- Phylidorea abdominalisPhylidorea abdominalis
- Coenosia femoralisCoenosia femoralis
- Mantis FlyOchthera mantis
- Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina
Bog Orchid
- Bog OrchidHammarbya paludosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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