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Boverton Castle

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51.40496, -3.46415

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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
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Rubus ulmifolius, Three-cornered Garlic · last seen 2023; Plants — Rubus ulmifolius, Three-cornered Garlic · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 88Cycling route

Named routeRef 88National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 888Cycling route

Named routeRef 888National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route97 m

Named routeRef 88Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 888Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route6 km

Named routeRef 88Length 6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route62 m

Named routeRef 88Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

12,770 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,770 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summer

2026

Magpie · Swallow · Blue Tit · House Martin · Great Tit +41

MagpiePica pica
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Bat · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Shrew

BatChiroptera
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
ShrewSoricidae2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
FrogRana2024

🐝

Insects47 species

springsummer

2026

Large Red Damselfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria · Syrphus · Black Oil-beetle +42

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
AphidAphididae
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
River SkaterAquarius najas2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
EristalisEristalis2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2025
Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Brulle’s KnucklehornCladius brullei2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,770 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summer

2026

Magpie · Swallow · Blue Tit · House Martin · Great Tit +41

MagpiePica pica
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Bat · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Shrew

BatChiroptera
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
ShrewSoricidae2024

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians4 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
FrogRana2024

🐝

Insects47 species

springsummer

2026

Large Red Damselfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria · Syrphus · Black Oil-beetle +42

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Non-biting midgesChironomidae
AphidAphididae
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
River SkaterAquarius najas2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
EristalisEristalis2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2025
Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Brulle’s KnucklehornCladius brullei2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mick Lobb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Boverton Manor House in snow

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