Dartmouth by RJL
Dartmouth
Dartmouth is in South Devon AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Created: 2 April 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Dartmouth
Local History around Dartmouth
There are some historic monuments around including:
Gomerock TowerBowl barrow 690m north of Longwood HouseWorld War II Emergency Coastal Battery and remains of a Victorian practice battery, at Battery GardensD-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart, 560m south of Waddeton CourtCivil War fieldwork known as Gallant's BowerWindmill Hill Cave, BrixhamEarthwork enclosures and field systems, 430m north east of Lower Well FarmBayard's Cove Castle: a blockhouse in DartmouthWoodbury CampDartmouth CastleBeacon mound at Fire Beacon Hill, 250m north west of BosomzealD-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart, 270m south east of Maypool CottageHillfort known as Greenway Camp, immediately north east of Cart WoodSite of chapel at Manor FarmChambered tomb, 630m north west of Elberry FarmD-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart immediately to the south of Lower Noss Point.Wildlife in and Around Dartmouth
Mammals found in Dartmouth
There have been 30 species of mammals recorded in the dartmouth area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
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Birds found in Dartmouth
There have been 192 species of birds recorded in the dartmouth area.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) |
| Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| (Cyanopica cyana) |
| Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) |
| Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Bee-Eater (Merops apiaster) |
