Blackbury Castle hillfort
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
50.72523, -3.15254
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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
- ✦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
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Pheasant
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Pheasant, Wren +43 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Pheasant, Wren +43 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty +186 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Red Campion, Ash +104 more · last seen 2019
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
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
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Southleigh, Blackbury Camp a c4th BC hillfort: What would have been the protected area
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2023
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