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Tumuli

7 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome7 ha

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50.41272, -3.89408

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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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

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

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Rutpela maculata, Tortoise Bug +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Rutpela maculata, Tortoise Bug +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

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

🚴

Cycling

60 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

Forder LaneCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route2.9 km

Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

7,302 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,302 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

springautumn

2026

Wren · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Robin +42

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects16 species

springsummer

2026

Black Oil-beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Leucozona glaucia · Dark Bush-cricket · Shore Sexton Beetle +11

Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Black-legged Water-snipeflyIbisia marginata2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
Blue Ground BeetleCarabus intricatus2025
Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025
Necklace Ground BeetleCarabus monilis2025
Oil BeetleMeloe2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,302 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

springautumn

2026

Wren · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Robin +42

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects16 species

springsummer

2026

Black Oil-beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Leucozona glaucia · Dark Bush-cricket · Shore Sexton Beetle +11

Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Black-legged Water-snipeflyIbisia marginata2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025
Blue Ground BeetleCarabus intricatus2025
Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025
Necklace Ground BeetleCarabus monilis2025
Oil BeetleMeloe2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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