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Folly on Kit Hill

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.51892, -4.29353

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Southern Hawker, Green Tiger Beetle, Bibio longipes +10 more · last seen 2025

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Varies

Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Cedarwood Waxcap · last seen 2024

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route

St Dominica Heritage Trail (Halton Quay Route)Walking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

St Dominica Heritage Trail (Ashton Route)Walking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

24,280 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

24,280 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds63 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit

+58 more species

All 63 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RavenCorvus corax
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
SiskinSpinus spinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
CuckooCuculus canorus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
SwiftApus apus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024

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Mammals11 species

winterspring

2025

Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Hedgehog

+6 more species

All 11 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

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Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2024

Adder · Common Lizard

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Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

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Insects13 species

summerautumn

2025

Southern Hawker · Green Tiger Beetle · Bibio longipes · Opomyza petrei · Pirapion immune

+8 more species

All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2023
Bibio longipesBibio longipes
Opomyza petreiOpomyza petrei
Pirapion immunePirapion immune

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Fungi2 species

autumn

2024

Parrot Waxcap · Cedarwood Waxcap

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,280 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds63 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit

+58 more species

All 63 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LinnetLinaria cannabina
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RavenCorvus corax
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
SiskinSpinus spinus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
CuckooCuculus canorus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
SwiftApus apus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024

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Mammals11 species

winterspring

2025

Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Hedgehog

+6 more species

All 11 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

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Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2024

Adder · Common Lizard

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

🐝

Insects13 species

summerautumn

2025

Southern Hawker · Green Tiger Beetle · Bibio longipes · Opomyza petrei · Pirapion immune

+8 more species

All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2023
Bibio longipesBibio longipes
Opomyza petreiOpomyza petrei
Pirapion immunePirapion immune

🍄

Fungi2 species

autumn

2024

Parrot Waxcap · Cedarwood Waxcap

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Parking

2 nearby · Free · 54m

Free entry🐶 Dogs

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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🦉KIT HILLNature reserve100 m→🏞️KIT HILLCountry park200 m→✦New Consols Mine: surface, buried and underground remains, LuckettHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Aysshton GardensUrban park2.3 km→🌱Aysshton GardensUrban park2.3 km→🌱Kit Hill Country ParkUrban park200 m→