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WW2 Navy Storage Areas

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🌿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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Siskin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Siskin +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Oak, Hazel +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Beech, Holly, Oak +90 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Beech, Holly, Oak +90 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Two Castles TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route529 m
Named routeRef 27Length 529 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pegasus TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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