Dartmoor National Park Authority

Dartmoor Wildlife Information

You can find out more about Dartmoor’s wildlife from the following sources:

Dartmoor Natural History Pocket Guides (flexi-cards which illustrate range of typical Dartmoor species), all available from the online shop;

• Moorland Birds
• Moorlands Plants
• Moorland Insects
• Woodland Birds
• Woodland Plants
• Woodland Insects
• Farmland Birds
• Farmland Plants
• Farmland Insects
• Bog Plants
• Mosses and Lichens (in preparation)

Dartmoor National Park Fact Sheets;

• Wildlife and habitats
• Bogs and wetlands
• Climate and weather
• Geology and Landforms
• Tor formation

Other publications;

• Action for Wildlife: The Dartmoor Biodiversity Action Plan - Dartmoor National Park Authority on behalf of the Dartmoor Biodiversity Steering Group (2001)
• The Nature of Dartmoor: A Biodiversity Profile – English Nature and Dartmoor National Park Authority. Dartmoor National Park Authority (1997 revised 2001)
• DNPA Guide to householders: Wildlife in Buildings
• The Birds of Dartmoor - Roger Smaldon. Isabelline Books (2005)
• Dartmoor - Harvey L. A. and St Leger-Gordon D. Collins New Naturalist (1974) (out of print but look out for second-hand copies).
• Nature on the Web (external site, opens new window) – an English nature web site which includes SSSIs on Dartmoor
• Dartmoor a special place for moorland birds

You might also like to take part in a wildlife or geological guided walk or special event organised by the Dartmoor National Park Authority and led by local experts. See our guided walks section.

Page updated 8 March 2006