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Hembury Fort

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

50.82025, -3.26144

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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
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Red Dead-nettle, Elder +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Garlic Mustard, Red Campion +91 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Bluebell, Garlic Mustard, Red Campion +91 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Peacock +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Peacock +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Otter Valley WalkWalking route20 km
Named routeRef OVWLength 20 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Broadhembury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCW1Local walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Exeter to Honiton WayWalking route
Named routeRef EXHONRegional walking route
Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Curscombe Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.8 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.8 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hembury Hill Fort

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hembury Hill Fort

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hembury FortHistoric site0 m→🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park1.9 km→🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park2 km→✦Medieval motte and baileyHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Queen Elizabeth 2nd parkUrban park4 km→🌱Mountbatten ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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