Schedule of Walks during 2025

User notes for viewing the walk Photos, Research Notes and Track are shown at the foot of the page.

The details of our walks during 2025 are shown below:

 

Friday 13th June 2025 

Distance:  6.11 Miles

Temp: Start 16° / End 17°

Walkers Route Lunch Break Weather Wildlife Notes
David M. Smeardon Down Quarry, Stephen's Grave, Langstone Menhir, Langstone Moor Stone Circle, Roos Tor, Higher & Lower Godsworthy Farms and return along the lane.   At the Langstone Moor Stone Circle. A bright start with a south-westerly breeze.  It clouded over during the lunch break, culminating in a shower at Roos Tor and a downpour near the end of the walk. Buzzard, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Meadow Pipit, Raven, Skylark & Wheatear
Bob W.
Paul R.
Roy A & Alison B

 

Friday 9th May 2025 

Distance:  7.88 Miles

Temp: Start 14° / End 20°

Walkers Route Lunch Break Weather Wildlife Notes
David & Peggy M. Prewley, Granite Way to Bridestowe Station, Nodden Gate, Rattlebrook Peat Railway, Kingway, Sourton Down and return via the Ice Works. Beside the former Rattlebrook Peat Railway north-east of Great Nodden. Blue skies and sunshine with cloud cover at lunchtime. Blackcap, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Crow, Cuckoo, Great Tit, Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Raven, Robin, Skylark, Swallow, Willow Warbler, Wood Pigeon, Wren. David & Peggy walked down the Granite Way and almost into Lydford before catching the bus back to Sourton (4.50 miles). 
Bob W.
Paul R.
Chris W. & Tim F.

 

Friday 11th April 2025 

Distance:  8.70 Miles

Temp: Start 12° / End 21°

Walkers Route Lunch Break Weather Wildlife Notes
Bob W. Rowtor car park, Culliver Steps, Winter Tor, Oke Tor, Knack Mine, OP15, Okement Hill, East Mill Tor Military Railway, Hart Tor & return along Ring Road. Beside O.P 15. Cloudless, sunny sky, SE breeze - perfect for walking. Buzzard, Crows, Skylarks Wheatear. 
Tim F.

 

Friday 14th March 2025 

Distance:  7.25 Miles

Temp: Start 4° / End 8°

Walkers Route Lunch Break Weather Wildlife Notes
David & Peggy M. Norsworthy Bridge, Raddick Lane, Crazywell Pool, Devonport Leat, Siward's (Nun's) Cross, Hingston Hill Tor, Coombshead Tor & Potato Cave & return through the Middleworth Plantation.,  Below Hutchinson's Cross on the Devonport Leat. A dry, sunny but cold day with cloud cover building up during the afternoon. Carrion Crow, Green Woodpecker, Raven, Robin,  Skylark. David, Peggy & Chris left the group in Drivage Bottom and skipped Siward's Cross by following the leat, with the group meeting up again at the lunch spot below Hutchinson's Cross.
Bob W.
Paul R.
Tim F.
Chris W.

 

Tuesday 18th February 2025 

Distance:  7.11 Miles

Temp: Start 8° / Lunch 9°

Walkers Route Lunch Break Weather Wildlife Notes
David M. Heathfield Down, Sheraleers Wood, Newpark Wood, Newpark Waste, Hexton Tor, Shell Top, Penn Beacon, Rook Tor, West Rook Gate and return. In the shelter from the wind provided by the rocks below Shell Tor summit. A dry and sunny February day, but with a cold and strong south-easterly wind. Blackbirds, Coal Tit, Pheasant, Raven, Robins & Song Thrushes. The walk was rearranged from Friday 14th February due to an adverse weather forecast for the day.
Bob W.
Paul R.

 

Friday 17th January 2025 

Distance: 6.50 Miles

Temp: Start 4° / End 4°

Walkers Route Lunch Break Weather Wildlife Notes
David M. Trenchford Reservoir, through the woods to the North end of Tottiford Reservoir, Clampitt Farm, Laployd Plantation, Clampitt Plantation & return alongside the Tottiford Reservoir.   At Hollowpark Rock, on the edge of the Laployd Plantation Cold, dry and overcast - a murky day! Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Cormorant, Goosanders, Robin & Song Thrush. Chris & Tim left the walk on reaching the Clampitt Plantation and returned to the car park.

The temperature went up to 6° at lunchtime.

Bob W.
Paul R.
Glenn B.
Tim F.
Chris W.
Dave S.

 

Notes:

1) Photos
a) We have now moved away from using Flickr for the photo albums and, from January 2019, all the presentations have been put direct onto this website, which will make access to the photos much easier and quicker. 
b) To view the photos for a particular month, simply click on the red 'Photos' button at the head of the month's walk (above).  This will open a new browser window and take you direct to the first photo of the presentation.
c) Photos can be navigated forwards and backwards by clicking the arrows on the right and left-hand sides of the screen. 
d) The photos, normally 25 to a set, are numbered and a brief description is shown below the photo.
e) There is also a photo reference and a name to show the photo's owner towards the top of each page.  This makes it easier to contact us if you would like a copy of any of the photos 
f) A link is shown in the top right-hand corner which will take you back to the walk details of that year.
g) Some photos may also show a link to the research notes, at the top left-hand corner of the page, and this can be used to read up more about the photo.

 

2) Research
a) If we have written up research notes on any walk, a red 'Research' button will be shown at the head of that month's walk details.
b) Clicking on this link will take you to the correct year's research page, at the point where the month's research notes are shown.

 

3) Walk Track
a) A click on the red 'Track' button will, from May 2023, open a jpg file which will show the section of the Dartmoor map in which we walked with the track of our walk being shown as a thick line.  Earlier 'Tracks', From August 2021, are available as pdf files. 

Prior to August 2021:

a) A prerequisite of being able to view the walk track is to have Memory Map, or similar compatible software, loaded onto the computer that you are using to view this website.
b) Click the red 'Track' button at the head of a walk month's details and this will start the track being downloaded to your computer.
c) You will be able to see the download take place in the bottom left-hand corner of your computer screen.
d) When the download is complete, click the 'Open file' option and this will automatically start up Memory Map, if not already open, in your computer and the track will be shown as a continuous red line of the route we took for the walk.
e) Once showing in Memory Map, a track can be deleted or saved by right-clicking it, on the red line, and choosing the option you wish to take.