Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
50.61147, -3.84716
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Warbler and Swallow
- ✦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
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Warbler and Swallow
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Willow Warbler, Swallow, Stonechat +65 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Willow Warbler, Swallow, Stonechat +65 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Eristalis intricaria, Large Red Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
The LichwayWalking route19 km▾
Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church
Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Bellever TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef BTLocal walking route
Moretonhampstead North Bovey CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef MNBLocal cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route17.1 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
13 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
14,880 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,880 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWillow Warbler · Swallow · Stonechat · Blackbird · Robin +45
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- MagpiePica pica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great TitParus major
- RavenCorvus corax
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis intricaria · Keeled Skimmer · Minotaur Beetle · Eristalis nemorum · Rhingia campestris +25
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Helophilus pendulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,880 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWillow Warbler · Swallow · Stonechat · Blackbird · Robin +45
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- MagpiePica pica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Great TitParus major
- RavenCorvus corax
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis intricaria · Keeled Skimmer · Minotaur Beetle · Eristalis nemorum · Rhingia campestris +25
- Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Helophilus pendulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusCheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraternaPlatycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaEristalis horticolaSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensCommon HawkerAeshna junceaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisEvents & activities nearby
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