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Getting here
50.91258, -3.23153
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: HEMYOCK CASTLE GATEHOUSE AND CURTAIN WALLS
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Herepath Trail - ChurchstantonWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTcLocal walking route
Wellington Monument walkWalking route▾
Uffculme Village TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef UFT
Photos
Portcullis, Hemyock Castle
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,994 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,994 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Slow-worm
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Speckled Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · European Fruit Lecanium +9
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- European Fruit LecaniumParthenolecanium corni2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,994 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +35
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Slow-worm
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Speckled Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · European Fruit Lecanium +9
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- European Fruit LecaniumParthenolecanium corni2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Grasshopper
Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus2025
Chorthippus brunneus2025
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2025Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2025Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024