The Legendary Beasts of Dartmoor

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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 wild animals, past and present and some mythical beats that live in the land of legend. 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 traditions of Dartmoor.

Adder Lore	Buzzard, The	Heron, The	Raven, The
Badger, The	Cuckoo, The	Hound of Baskerville, The	Skylark, The
Bat, The	Dartmoor's Last Wolf	Kestrel, The	Tavistock Badger, The
Beast of Dartmoor, The	Far Tors, The	Luke and the Black Dog	Three Hares, The
Beast of Houndtor, The	Fieldfare, The	Merripit Pigs, The	War Horse, The Movie
Bee, The	Fox, The	O Brook Dragon, The	Whiddon Down Bull
Bellever Bulls, The	Fox and the Piskies	Phantom Horse, The	White Bird, The
Black Brush Fox	Goatsucker, The	Phantom Pony, The	Wild Boar, The
Black Hen, The	Golden Frogs, The	Pigeon, The
Blackingstone Ravens	Grouse, The	Pony, The
Butcher Bird, The	Hare, The	Rabbit, The