Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
50.63714, -4.36215
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and House Sparrow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Rabbit, Badger +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Grade I listed building: THE SOUTH GATEHOUSE OF LAUNCESTON CASTLE AND ATTACHED BUILDINGS
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Orange-tip, Small Tortoiseshell +192 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Castles TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route358 m▾
Named routeRef 327Length 358 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route976 m▾
Named routeRef 327Length 976 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route144 m▾
Named routeRef 327Length 144 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 327Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route38 m▾
Named routeRef 327Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
View from Launceston Castle
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,684 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,684 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Wren +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
🦌Mammals18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Myotis Bat species +13
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- BadgerMeles meles
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2024
- Field Vole
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Eristalis arbustorum · Dark Bush-cricket · Olives (Baetidae) · Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) +38
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
- Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2024
- Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae2024
Cingroen
- CingroenPhallus impudicus
Lady's Bedstraw
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,684 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Wren +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
🦌Mammals18 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Myotis Bat species +13
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- BadgerMeles meles
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2024
- Field Vole
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Eristalis arbustorum · Dark Bush-cricket · Olives (Baetidae) · Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae) +38
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
- Olives (Baetidae)Baetidae2024
- Flat-bodied Up-wings (Heptageniidae)Heptageniidae2024
Cingroen
- CingroenPhallus impudicus
Lady's Bedstraw
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Microtus agrestis2024
Microtus agrestis2024
OtterLutra lutra2024OtterLutra lutra2024WeaselMustela nivalis2024WeaselMustela nivalis2024Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2023Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023MoleTalpa europaea2023MoleTalpa europaea2023RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023PolecatMustela putorius2023PolecatMustela putorius2023LeptophlebiaLeptophlebia2024LeptophlebiaLeptophlebia2024SialidaeSialidae2024SialidaeSialidae2024beetlesColeoptera2024beetlesColeoptera2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisEctophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennisEctophasia crassipennisLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2024Onthophagus coenobitaOnthophagus coenobita2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024AthericidaeAthericidae2024AthericidaeAthericidae2024Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae)Ephemerellidae2024Blue-winged Olive (Ephemerellidae)Ephemerellidae2024Mayfly (Ephemeridae)Ephemeridae2024Mayfly (Ephemeridae)Ephemeridae2024Non-biting midgesChironomidae2024Non-biting midgesChironomidae2024caddisfliesTrichoptera2024caddisfliesTrichoptera2024SericostomatidaeSericostomatidae2024SericostomatidaeSericostomatidae2024stonefliesPlecoptera2024stonefliesPlecoptera2024Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2023Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2023Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Copper-fringed DrabSwammerdamia pyrella2023Copper-fringed DrabSwammerdamia pyrella20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023ApionApion2023ApionApion2023Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2023Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2023Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2023Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2023Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2023Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis2023Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis2023Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2023Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2023Events & activities nearby
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