Granite moorland studded with prehistoric stone circles, with more megalithic monuments than any other region in England
Area
954 km²
Declared in
1951
Region
British Isles
Climate
Templado
Best time
May to September
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Granite moorland studded with prehistoric stone circles, with more megalithic monuments than any other region in England
Declared in 1951, Dartmoor holds the greatest concentration of prehistoric monuments in England, with more than 5,000 years of documented human occupation in its stone circles, burial mounds and Bronze Age settlement remains, plainly visible across a wind-scoured granite moor. Its famous semi-wild ponies, which have grazed freely for centuries, belong to one of the oldest pony breeds in the British Isles.
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146 species documented in Dartmoor
At conservation risk:Porrón europeo
Least ConcernCiervo rojo
Cervus elaphus
Least ConcernCollalba gris
Oenanthe oenanthe
Least ConcernCorzo
Capreolus capreolus
Least ConcernCuervo grande
Corvus corax
Least ConcernHalcón peregrino
Falco peregrinus
Near ThreatenedNutria euroasiática
Lutra lutra
Least ConcernSalmón atlántico
Salmo salar
Least ConcernTejón europeo
Meles meles
Least ConcernVíbora europea
Vipera berus
Least ConcernZorro rojo
Vulpes vulpes
Least ConcernBisbita alpino
Anthus spinoletta
Abeja albañil
Osmia bicornis
Flora and ecosystems
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Least ConcernRed Deer
Cervus elaphus
Ahora es buena época: Berrea (celo) del ciervo rojo en Escocia (Septiembre a noviembre (pico finales sep-oct))
Least ConcernNorthern Gannet
Morus bassanus
Ahora es buena época: Colonia de alcatraces atlánticos en Bass Rock (Finales de febrero a octubre (pico jun-ago))
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