Hilltop enclosure 100m north east of Castle Farm
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.64720, -4.25889
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Greenfinch
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Greenfinch
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Greenfinch, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Brown Long-eared Bat, Grey Squirrel +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Red Admiral, Large White +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Fountain Pocket-moss +125 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Castles TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route335 m▾
Named routeRef 327Length 335 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route976 m▾
Named routeRef 327Length 976 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 327Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route721 m▾
Named routeRef 327Length 721 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 327Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Permissive path between Spry Farm and Lowertown
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
991 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
991 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspring
2025▾
Greenfinch · Nuthatch · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker +37
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- SwiftApus apus2020
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Shrew · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse +3
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- ShrewSoricidae
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Glow-worm · Large White · Meadow Brown · Peacock · Speckled Wood +25
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
🌿Plants2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
991 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspring
2025▾
Greenfinch · Nuthatch · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker +37
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- SwiftApus apus2020
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Shrew · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse +3
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- ShrewSoricidae
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Glow-worm · Large White · Meadow Brown · Peacock · Speckled Wood +25
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
🌿Plants2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
OtterLutra lutra2022OtterLutra lutra2022Rat spp.Rattus2021Rat spp.Rattus2021Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2019Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesViolet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceusViolet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceusBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Green DrakeEphemera danica2024Green DrakeEphemera danica2024Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2024Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2024Oil BeetleMeloe2022Oil BeetleMeloe2022Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Lepidostoma basaleLepidostoma basale2019Lepidostoma basaleLepidostoma basale2019Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum2019Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum2019Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019Oecetis testaceaOecetis testacea2019Oecetis testaceaOecetis testacea2019Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019Cheumatopsyche lepidaCheumatopsyche lepida2019Cheumatopsyche lepidaCheumatopsyche lepida2019Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Events & activities nearby
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