Blackbury Castle hillfort
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
50.72523, -3.15254
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Pheasant
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Pheasant
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Pheasant, Wren +43 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Great Tit, Pheasant, Wren +43 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Red Campion, Ash +104 more · last seen 2019; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty +186 more · last seen 2024
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 45: Sidmouth to Seaton)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Channel to ChannelWalking route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Sid Valley RingWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route212 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 212 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route322 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 322 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route313 m▾
Named routeLength 313 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route291 m▾
Named routeLength 291 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Southleigh, Blackbury Camp a c4th BC hillfort: What would have been the protected area
Photos
Southleigh, Blackbury Camp a c4th BC hillfort: What would have been the protected area
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,260 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,260 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds46 species
winterspringautumn
2025Great Tit · Pheasant · Wren · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch
+41 more speciesHide species list
All 46 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2016
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2024Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Red Fox
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2024Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Brimstone Moth · Large Yellow Underwing · Willow Beauty · Common Rustic agg. · Rosy Footman
+184 more speciesHide species list
All 189 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2017
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2015
- Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2014
- Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2014
- Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2017
🌿Plants107 species
summerautumn
2019Bluebell · Red Campion · Ash · Bramble · Bracken
+102 more speciesHide species list
All 107 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- AshFraxinus excelsior2017
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2017
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,260 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds46 species
winterspringautumn
2025Great Tit · Pheasant · Wren · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch
+41 more speciesHide species list
All 46 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2016
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2024Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Red Fox
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2024Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Brimstone Moth · Large Yellow Underwing · Willow Beauty · Common Rustic agg. · Rosy Footman
+184 more speciesHide species list
All 189 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2017
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2015
- Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2014
- Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2014
- Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2017
🌿Plants107 species
summerautumn
2019Bluebell · Red Campion · Ash · Bramble · Bracken
+102 more speciesHide species list
All 107 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- AshFraxinus excelsior2017
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2017
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2017
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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