Stone circle on Withypool Hill 670m ESE of Portford Bridge
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.09632, -3.66043
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ✦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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +79 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +39 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — River Jelly-Lichen · last seen 2013
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Montbretia +7 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Stone Circle on Withypool Hill
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,750 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,750 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
House Martin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Swallow · Dipper +47
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwiftApus apus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Annual Meadow-grass · Gorse · Hogweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Mexican Fleabane +72
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,750 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
House Martin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Swallow · Dipper +47
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwiftApus apus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians1 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Annual Meadow-grass · Gorse · Hogweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Mexican Fleabane +72
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- GorseUlex europaeus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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