Adder Lore

Badger, The

Bat, The

Beast of Dartmoor, The

Beast of Houndtor, The

Bee, The

Bellever Bulls, The

Black Brush Fox

Black Hen, The

Blackingstone Ravens

Buzzard, The

Cuckoo, The

Dartmoor's Last Wolf

Far Tors, The

Fox, The

Golden Frogs, The

Grouse, The

Hare, The

Heron, The

Kestrel, The

Luke and the Black Dog

O Brook Dragon, The

Pigeon, The

Pony, The

Rabbit, The

Raven, The

Skylark, The

Tavistock Badger, The

Three Hares, The

Whiddon Down Bull

Wild Boar, The

As one can imagine with a place the size of Dartmoor there are and have been an immense variety of wildlife. Some sadly are no longer with us such as the wolf, others unfortunately are still with us like the adder. But in tradition and legend the beasts live on albeit in some cases as distant memories. This section covers both wild an domestic animals, past and present, that live on the moor. It seems that all the time mysterious beasts are glimpsed stalking the moors from wild boars to wild cats and in some cases these animals make their homes upon the wastes and commons. Some are recent residents and others have stalked the wilds since time began, either way that have found their ways into the folklore and legends of Dartmoor.