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Castle Head

✦ Ancient woodland63 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome63 ha

Getting here

50.57772, -4.29511

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Shining Hookeria, Little Shaggy-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +5 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Philaenus, Gatekeeper +132 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Philaenus, Gatekeeper +132 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 327Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

In the Inny

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

In the Inny

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦New Consols Mine: surface, buried and underground remains, LuckettHistoric site4.4 km→⛪Stoke Climsland ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→✦ENDSLEIGHHistoric site1.2 km→✦MineHistoric site4.2 km→⛪St Constantine's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→✦Lucket Miners' CottagesHistoric site4.4 km→

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