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Belbury Castle

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.73876, -3.31114

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Otter Valley WalkWalking route20 km
Named routeRef OVWLength 20 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Coleridge LinkWalking route14.5 km

A circular route in the Otter Valley.

Named routeRef COLLength 14.5 kmLocal walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Exeter to Honiton WayWalking route
Named routeRef EXHONRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 248Cycling route
Named routeRef 248National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route46 m
Named routeLength 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route242 m
Named routeRef 248Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route642 m
Named routeRef 248Length 642 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route358 m
Named routeRef 248Length 358 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route481 m
Named routeLength 481 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

West Hill : Castle Farm

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

West Hill : Castle Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Escot Gardens & MazeUrban park3.9 km→🌱Escot Park the ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Escot ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Land of CanaanUrban park2.4 km→🐄Red Squirrel EncounterVisitor farm3.9 km→🌱Escot ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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