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Wheelpit (60', Dartmoor's Largest)

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.56905, -3.74222

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

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Bird watching

Birds — Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Goblet Waxcap, Crazed Cap, Snowy Waxcap +41 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Goblet Waxcap, Crazed Cap, Snowy Waxcap +41 more · last seen 2024

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Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Burying Beetle +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Burying Beetle +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Nitrous Bonnet, Scarlet Caterpillarclub, Wood Blewits +1 more foraging species

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Liverton CircularWalking route
Named routeRef LC
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route189 m
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 272Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crownley Parks Tin Mine

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crownley Parks Tin Mine

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Widecombe GreenUrban park5 km→🌱Parke Walled GardenUrban park4.7 km→✦Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound TorHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Pancras ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪Church of the Holy SpiritReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→

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