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Princetown hosts the main visitor centre in the Dartmoor National Park. It holds... (more)

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First good sighting, heading east, of the granite railway for a while. It is... (more)

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A double bend in a fine stretch of the tramway.

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A path also used by the Dartmoor Way. This is close to Yarner Lodge, glimpsed... (more)

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Following the Haytor Granite Tramway on a gentle descent above steep woodland.

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Rounding a bend high above the Yarner Stream valley.

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The Haytor granite tramway has reached about 180 metres above sea level here,... (more)

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A short way through the gate shown in SX7878 : Gate into Yarner Wood, with beeches overhanging the... (more)

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"Paws on Dartmoor" is a campaign launched in spring 2013 "to... (more)

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The Templer Way follows the Haytor Granite Tramway round to the left here, but a... (more)

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A reverse view of SX7878 : Haytor Granite Tramway in Yarner Wood, with the tramway curving along the steep wooded hillside.

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The granite tramway passes a row of beech trees, high up in the nature reserve.

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The Templer Way enters the eastern side of the nature reserve, following the... (more)

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A gate overlooked by a tall ash at the southeastern top edge of Yarner Wood

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A pool near Sharpitor on the B road from Princetown to Yelverton.

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At the junction of Chapel Street and Plymouth Street is The Globe Inn, a public... (more)

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The traditional clam bridge, on the right, has been replaced by a new bridge,... (more)

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A very pretty little village with a dramatic church. The road from Hound Tor is... (more)

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The sign welcoming visitors on the B3212 near Dunsford is actually placed... (more)

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Crossing this footbridge turned out to be a mistake, as the steep way down the... (more)

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Looking along the northernmost ride in the nature reserve, most of which is wooded.

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Close to the reservoir, with a gate in its fence on the right.

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Close to the north-eastern limit of public access, near the road to Trendlebere Down.

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A heathland track on the nature reserve.

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Looking across the summer's bracken and gorse in Yarner Wood NNR to the... (more)

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A view across a track junction and Reddaford Water towards Shewte.

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Across heathland at the nature reserve.

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Seen from the replacement bridge carrying the Wray Valley Trail... (more)

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Looking up the path shown descending in SX7878 : Path in Yarner Wood.

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Descending the slopes of the Yarner Stream valley from the bird hide (see... (more)

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Sitta europaea at a feeder, viewed from the hide shown in SX7878 : Bird hide, Yarner Wood.

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Looking across the dammed Woodcock Stream to the visitor centre.

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Wellies come in handy for crossing the dam on the Woodcock Stream while, it... (more)

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A reverse view of SX7878 : Lane from Yarner Wood NNR.

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In the foreground is the entrance into the reserve from the road between Bovey... (more)

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Home of the nature reserve warden, with Yarrow Lodge behind it.

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Similar to SX7878 : Track in Yarner Wood, with the cottages near the reserve entrance across the stream.

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The surface of this path is much smoother these days, probably as a result of... (more)

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Just up the hill from the carving shown in SX7878 : Sculpture in Yarner Wood. I think these must be... (more)

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Two Land Rovers came down the route of the former tramway. We stepped aside to... (more)

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The three common heaths growing together on the open part of the nature reserve.... (more)

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Looking upstream from Dunsford footpath 9. Dartmoor National Park begins on the... (more)

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An autumnal morning view of the scene in... (more)

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One of many Boundary Markers on Dartmoor. South Hessary Tor in the background... (more)

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"Welcome to East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve" is the message on... (more)

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Dartmoor ponies graze alongside the B3357 near Lower Cherrybrook Bridge.... (more)

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Further up the lane shown in SX7063 : Lane to Reddacleave Kiln Cross and used by NCN272. We thought... (more)

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One of the same design as SX5592 : National Cycle Network sign at Meldon, this sign is near Sourton church at the... (more)

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Looking north along the re-used (as a cycleway) Tavistock-Okehampton railway... (more)

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