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Unenclosed stone hut settlement with enclosures north of Piles Copse

5 ha

📷 Patrick Vincent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.44867, -3.91124

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Kestrel +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Kestrel +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Micarea alabastrites, Eopyrenula grandicula, Hypotrachyna taylorensis +79 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Micarea alabastrites, Eopyrenula grandicula, Hypotrachyna taylorensis +79 more · last seen 2010

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Trichophorum germanicum, Hard-fern, Grass +57 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Trichophorum germanicum, Hard-fern, Grass +57 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Peacock, Common Hawker +36 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Peacock, Common Hawker +36 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 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
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 272Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stone wall boundary of Piles Copse

📷 Patrick Vincent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stone wall boundary of Piles Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Stone RowHistoric site3 km→✦Hut circles and two enclosures on Dean Moor, near River AvonHistoric site4.4 km→✦SettlementsHistoric site4.5 km→✦Cairn west of Ball Gate, Corringdon BallHistoric site3 km→✦Butterdon Hill stone alignment and cairnHistoric site3.1 km→✦Spurrell's CrossHistoric site3.2 km→

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