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✦ Historic site

Defensive enclosure at Castle Hill

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Geoff Pick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

HeritageWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.25970, -4.80671

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Best for

2 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 31: Portloe to Mevagissey)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 32: Mevagissey to Par)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
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Cycling

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25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
UK:National Cycle Network - west boundCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route184 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route679 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 679 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

17 photos from nearby open sources

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Looking Towards Castle Hill

📷 Geoff Pick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking Towards Castle Hill

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HELIGANHistoric site2.7 km→🌱The Lost Gardens of HeliganUrban park2.7 km→🌱SikkimUrban park2.8 km→🌱The RavineUrban park2.9 km→✦CAERHAYS CASTLEHistoric site3.4 km→🌱East LawnUrban park2.6 km→