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Ashburton Down

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Ashburton Down

A38 (Devon Expressway) near Ashburton The A38 is a major A-class trunk route. When first designated in 1922, it ran from Derby to Plymouth but it was later extended at both ends so that it now runs for 292 miles from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire to Bodmin in Cornwall. Prior to the opening of the M5 motorway in the 1960s and 1970s, the A38 formed the main "holiday route" from the Midlands to Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and the south-western section was notorious at holiday times for the congestion. Nowadays, for most of the southern section, the A38 is a fairly quiet road shadowing the M5 extremely closely; often running alongside the motorway as a single carriageway road. The section between Exeter and Plymouth is, however, a busy dual carriageway which serves as the southern extension of the M5 and is known as “the Devon Expressway”. More information at <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A38_road" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A38_road">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Wikipedia) and <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A38" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A38">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (SABRE).
A38 (Devon Expressway) near Ashburton Credit: David Dixon

Ashburton Down, located in the county of Devon in southwestern England, is a picturesque and diverse landscape comprising of downs and moorland. It is situated just south of the town of Ashburton, encompassing an area of approximately 3 square miles.

The Down is characterized by its rolling hills and open grasslands, providing stunning panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. The area is predominantly covered in heather, gorse, and bracken, creating a vibrant and colorful scenery, particularly during the summer months when the heather blooms. The Down is also home to a variety of wildlife, including birds such as skylarks and stonechats, as well as rabbits and various species of butterflies.

The moorland section of Ashburton Down adds to its natural beauty, with its rugged terrain and scattered pockets of woodland. The moorland is characterized by its rocky outcrops and bogs, providing a unique habitat for a range of plants and animals, including heath spotted orchids and adders.

Ashburton Down is a popular destination for both locals and visitors, attracting hikers, nature enthusiasts, and birdwatchers. The area offers a network of footpaths and trails, allowing visitors to explore its diverse landscapes and experience its tranquility.

Overall, Ashburton Down is a stunning and ecologically important area, showcasing the natural beauty of Devon's downs and moorland. Its rich biodiversity and captivating scenery make it a true gem for outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers alike.

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A38 (Devon Expressway) near Ashburton The A38 is a major A-class trunk route. When first designated in 1922, it ran from Derby to Plymouth but it was later extended at both ends so that it now runs for 292 miles from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire to Bodmin in Cornwall. Prior to the opening of the M5 motorway in the 1960s and 1970s, the A38 formed the main "holiday route" from the Midlands to Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and the south-western section was notorious at holiday times for the congestion. Nowadays, for most of the southern section, the A38 is a fairly quiet road shadowing the M5 extremely closely; often running alongside the motorway as a single carriageway road. The section between Exeter and Plymouth is, however, a busy dual carriageway which serves as the southern extension of the M5 and is known as “the Devon Expressway”. More information at <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A38_road" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A38_road">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Wikipedia) and <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A38" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A38">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (SABRE).
A38 (Devon Expressway) near Ashburton
The A38 is a major A-class trunk route. When first designated in 1922, it ran from Derby to Plymouth but it was later extended at both ends so that it now runs for 292 miles from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire to Bodmin in Cornwall. Prior to the opening of the M5 motorway in the 1960s and 1970s, the A38 formed the main "holiday route" from the Midlands to Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and the south-western section was notorious at holiday times for the congestion. Nowadays, for most of the southern section, the A38 is a fairly quiet road shadowing the M5 extremely closely; often running alongside the motorway as a single carriageway road. The section between Exeter and Plymouth is, however, a busy dual carriageway which serves as the southern extension of the M5 and is known as “the Devon Expressway”. More information at LinkExternal link (Wikipedia) and LinkExternal link (SABRE).
Devon Expressway approaching Goodstone Junction The A38 is a major A-class trunk route. When first designated in 1922, it ran from Derby to Plymouth but it was later extended at both ends so that it now runs for 292 miles from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire to Bodmin in Cornwall. Prior to the opening of the M5 motorway in the 1960s and 1970s, the A38 formed the main "holiday route" from the Midlands to Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and the south-western section was notorious at holiday times for the congestion. Nowadays, for most of the southern section, the A38 is a fairly quiet road shadowing the M5 extremely closely; often running alongside the motorway as a single carriageway road. The section between Exeter and Plymouth is, however, a busy dual carriageway which serves as the southern extension of the M5 and is known as “the Devon Expressway”. More information at <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A38_road" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A38_road">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Wikipedia) and <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A38" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A38">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (SABRE).
Devon Expressway approaching Goodstone Junction
The A38 is a major A-class trunk route. When first designated in 1922, it ran from Derby to Plymouth but it was later extended at both ends so that it now runs for 292 miles from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire to Bodmin in Cornwall. Prior to the opening of the M5 motorway in the 1960s and 1970s, the A38 formed the main "holiday route" from the Midlands to Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and the south-western section was notorious at holiday times for the congestion. Nowadays, for most of the southern section, the A38 is a fairly quiet road shadowing the M5 extremely closely; often running alongside the motorway as a single carriageway road. The section between Exeter and Plymouth is, however, a busy dual carriageway which serves as the southern extension of the M5 and is known as “the Devon Expressway”. More information at LinkExternal link (Wikipedia) and LinkExternal link (SABRE).
Goodstone Junction, Devon Expressway The A38 is a major A-class trunk route. When first designated in 1922, it ran from Derby to Plymouth but it was later extended at both ends so that it now runs for 292 miles from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire to Bodmin in Cornwall. Prior to the opening of the M5 motorway in the 1960s and 1970s, the A38 formed the main "holiday route" from the Midlands to Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and the south-western section was notorious at holiday times for the congestion. Nowadays, for most of the southern section, the A38 is a fairly quiet road shadowing the M5 extremely closely; often running alongside the motorway as a single carriageway road. The section between Exeter and Plymouth is, however, a busy dual carriageway which serves as the southern extension of the M5 and is known as “the Devon Expressway”. More information at <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A38_road" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A38_road">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Wikipedia) and <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A38" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A38">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (SABRE).
Goodstone Junction, Devon Expressway
The A38 is a major A-class trunk route. When first designated in 1922, it ran from Derby to Plymouth but it was later extended at both ends so that it now runs for 292 miles from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire to Bodmin in Cornwall. Prior to the opening of the M5 motorway in the 1960s and 1970s, the A38 formed the main "holiday route" from the Midlands to Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and the south-western section was notorious at holiday times for the congestion. Nowadays, for most of the southern section, the A38 is a fairly quiet road shadowing the M5 extremely closely; often running alongside the motorway as a single carriageway road. The section between Exeter and Plymouth is, however, a busy dual carriageway which serves as the southern extension of the M5 and is known as “the Devon Expressway”. More information at LinkExternal link (Wikipedia) and LinkExternal link (SABRE).
Eastbound A38 between Goodstone and Bickington The A38 is a major A-class trunk route. When first designated in 1922, it ran from Derby to Plymouth but it was later extended at both ends so that it now runs for 292 miles from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire to Bodmin in Cornwall. Prior to the opening of the M5 motorway in the 1960s and 1970s, the A38 formed the main "holiday route" from the Midlands to Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and the south-western section was notorious at holiday times for the congestion. Nowadays, for most of the southern section, the A38 is a fairly quiet road shadowing the M5 extremely closely; often running alongside the motorway as a single carriageway road. The section between Exeter and Plymouth is, however, a busy dual carriageway which serves as the southern extension of the M5 and is known as “the Devon Expressway”. More information at <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A38_road" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A38_road">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Wikipedia) and <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A38" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A38">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (SABRE).
Eastbound A38 between Goodstone and Bickington
The A38 is a major A-class trunk route. When first designated in 1922, it ran from Derby to Plymouth but it was later extended at both ends so that it now runs for 292 miles from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire to Bodmin in Cornwall. Prior to the opening of the M5 motorway in the 1960s and 1970s, the A38 formed the main "holiday route" from the Midlands to Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and the south-western section was notorious at holiday times for the congestion. Nowadays, for most of the southern section, the A38 is a fairly quiet road shadowing the M5 extremely closely; often running alongside the motorway as a single carriageway road. The section between Exeter and Plymouth is, however, a busy dual carriageway which serves as the southern extension of the M5 and is known as “the Devon Expressway”. More information at LinkExternal link (Wikipedia) and LinkExternal link (SABRE).
Layby on the A38 between Goodstone and Bickington The A38 is a major A-class trunk route. When first designated in 1922, it ran from Derby to Plymouth but it was later extended at both ends so that it now runs for 292 miles from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire to Bodmin in Cornwall. Prior to the opening of the M5 motorway in the 1960s and 1970s, the A38 formed the main "holiday route" from the Midlands to Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and the south-western section was notorious at holiday times for the congestion. Nowadays, for most of the southern section, the A38 is a fairly quiet road shadowing the M5 extremely closely; often running alongside the motorway as a single carriageway road. The section between Exeter and Plymouth is, however, a busy dual carriageway which serves as the southern extension of the M5 and is known as “the Devon Expressway”. More information at <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A38_road" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A38_road">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (Wikipedia) and <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A38" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A38">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> (SABRE).
Layby on the A38 between Goodstone and Bickington
The A38 is a major A-class trunk route. When first designated in 1922, it ran from Derby to Plymouth but it was later extended at both ends so that it now runs for 292 miles from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire to Bodmin in Cornwall. Prior to the opening of the M5 motorway in the 1960s and 1970s, the A38 formed the main "holiday route" from the Midlands to Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and the south-western section was notorious at holiday times for the congestion. Nowadays, for most of the southern section, the A38 is a fairly quiet road shadowing the M5 extremely closely; often running alongside the motorway as a single carriageway road. The section between Exeter and Plymouth is, however, a busy dual carriageway which serves as the southern extension of the M5 and is known as “the Devon Expressway”. More information at LinkExternal link (Wikipedia) and LinkExternal link (SABRE).
Late Autumn colours Even though it’s early December, there are still plenty of green leaves in the area. Not including the obvious evergreen Sitka Spruce. But these large Southern Beech provide a lovely colourful scene.
Late Autumn colours
Even though it’s early December, there are still plenty of green leaves in the area. Not including the obvious evergreen Sitka Spruce. But these large Southern Beech provide a lovely colourful scene.
Sigford The junction is shown a little closer in <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5567247">SX7773 : Lane at Sigford</a>, nearly sixteen years earlier. Little Grey House, the central of the three houses, is listed <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1240944?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1240944?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> .
Sigford
The junction is shown a little closer in SX7773 : Lane at Sigford, nearly sixteen years earlier. Little Grey House, the central of the three houses, is listed LinkExternal link .
Lane near Halshanger With puddles and snow remaining from the previous day's weather.
Lane near Halshanger
With puddles and snow remaining from the previous day's weather.
Langworthy Brook Confusingly, perhaps, Langworthy Brook is the address of several properties as well as a local stream, and this pair of semis is included. Plenty of snow remains on the fields from the previous day's fall. The lane is followed by the Dartmoor Way and NCN272.
Langworthy Brook
Confusingly, perhaps, Langworthy Brook is the address of several properties as well as a local stream, and this pair of semis is included. Plenty of snow remains on the fields from the previous day's fall. The lane is followed by the Dartmoor Way and NCN272.
Sigford Bridge Over the River Lemon. The lane has come from Bethel Cross.
Sigford Bridge
Over the River Lemon. The lane has come from Bethel Cross.
Lower Sigford Bridge Sigford is a modest-sized hamlet but it has two river bridges, this one over the River Sig, and one over the River Lemon <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7388730">SX7773 : Sigford Bridge</a>.
Lower Sigford Bridge
Sigford is a modest-sized hamlet but it has two river bridges, this one over the River Sig, and one over the River Lemon SX7773 : Sigford Bridge.
Meadow by the Sig Looking left from <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7388741">SX7773 : Lower Sigford Bridge</a>. A little snow remains from the previous day.
Meadow by the Sig
Looking left from SX7773 : Lower Sigford Bridge. A little snow remains from the previous day.
River Sig Looking downstream from Lower Sigford Bridge <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7388741">SX7773 : Lower Sigford Bridge</a>.
River Sig
Looking downstream from Lower Sigford Bridge SX7773 : Lower Sigford Bridge.
Field, Sigford Looking left just across the bridge shown in <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7388741">SX7773 : Lower Sigford Bridge</a>. The trees on the skyline are alongside the lane to Bagtor, which is now classified as unsuitable for motor vehicles, although maps still suggest otherwise.
Field, Sigford
Looking left just across the bridge shown in SX7773 : Lower Sigford Bridge. The trees on the skyline are alongside the lane to Bagtor, which is now classified as unsuitable for motor vehicles, although maps still suggest otherwise.
Field, Sigford From the gate visible in <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7385366">SX7773 : Sigford</a>. In the distance are Goodstone Woods.
Field, Sigford
From the gate visible in SX7773 : Sigford. In the distance are Goodstone Woods.
Little Sigford Farm Looking left from <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7389147">SX7773 : Field, Sigford</a>.
Little Sigford Farm
Looking left from SX7773 : Field, Sigford.
Lower Sigford Bridge A reverse view of <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7388741">SX7773 : Lower Sigford Bridge</a>, with the lane crossing the River Sig.
Lower Sigford Bridge
A reverse view of SX7773 : Lower Sigford Bridge, with the lane crossing the River Sig.
Entrance to Oxenham Farm, Sigford The listed farmhouse is not in view.
Entrance to Oxenham Farm, Sigford
The listed farmhouse is not in view.
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Ashburton Down is located at Grid Ref: SX7772 (Lat: 50.538678, Lng: -3.7353207)

Administrative County: Devon

District: Teignbridge

Police Authority: Devon and Cornwall

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