Wheal Augusta (Teign Valley Barytes Mine)
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Places › England › South West › Teignbridge Getting here
50.66594, -3.65679
Open directionsv 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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Darter, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Southern Hawker +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Southern Hawker +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dunsford to Exeter Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DEW Regional walking route
Show on map Orange Way Walking route 560 km ▾
Named route Ref ORW Length 560 km Regional walking route
Show on map Dunsford to Moretonhampstead Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DMT Regional walking route
Show on map Raptor Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RT Local walking route
Show on map Butterfly Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BT Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartmoor Way (Cycle) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Wray Valley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WVT Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 6.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealed firm
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ridge Ride Trail (Red - Difficult) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Ridge Ride Red
Show on map Discovery Trail (Green - Easy) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Discovery - green easy
Show on map Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)
Show on map Photos From Bridford Hill towards Doddiscombleigh
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Wildlife to spot
15,966 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,966 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Song Thrush · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +33
Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Turdus iliacus iliacus Turdus iliacus iliacus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wryneck Jynx torquilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Roe Deer +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Southern Hawker · Glow-worm · Red-legged Shieldbug · Great Green Bush-cricket +2
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima Lesser Stag Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,966 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Song Thrush · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon +33
Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Turdus iliacus iliacus Turdus iliacus iliacus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wryneck Jynx torquilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Roe Deer +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Southern Hawker · Glow-worm · Red-legged Shieldbug · Great Green Bush-cricket +2
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima Lesser Stag Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Deer
Red Deer
Cervus elaphus2025
Cervus elaphus2025
Dorcus parallelipipedus
Dorcus parallelipipedus
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