Plan your visit
🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
50.91252, -3.23157
Open directionsv Hemyock Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle in the village of Hemyock, Devon, England. It was built by Sir William Asthorpe after 1380 to a quadrangular design. It would have been visually impressive, but not particularly functional, with various intrinsic flaws.
Read more on Wikipedia → Quadrangular castle scheduled monument c. 1380
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 114m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 114m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Pheasant +37 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, Blackbird, Pheasant +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Speckled Bush-cricket +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Herepath Trail - Churchstanton Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HTc Local walking route
Show on map Wellington Monument walk Walking route ▾
Uffculme Village Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref UFT
Show on map Photos Portcullis, Hemyock Castle
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Wildlife to spot
2,994 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,994 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Speckled Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · European Fruit Lecanium +9
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 European Fruit Lecanium Parthenolecanium corni2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,994 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Speckled Bush-cricket · Green Shieldbug · European Fruit Lecanium +9
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 European Fruit Lecanium Parthenolecanium corni2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Grasshopper
Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus2025
Chorthippus brunneus2025
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2025
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2025
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2025
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 