Medieval motte and bailey
36 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome36 ha
Getting here
50.80425, -3.23651
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pheasant
- ✦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
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pheasant
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Rook +51 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Rook +51 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Small White +142 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed, Canadian Waterweed +190 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
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
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Tape Lanebyway open to all traffic · 602 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 602 mPath type: track
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Footbridge over the river Wolf
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Wildlife to spot
2,700 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,700 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Rook · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Pheasant +27
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2023
- PigeonColumba2019
- SwiftApus apus2019
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2023▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Indet. Deer · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- BadgerMeles meles2021
- Indet. DeerCervidae2019
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2019▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects70 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small White · Large White · Red Admiral · Speckled Bush-cricket · Large Yellow Underwing +65
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Canadian Waterweed · Nuttall's Waterweed · Himalayan Balsam · Monkeyflower Species
- Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis2020
- Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2020
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,700 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Rook · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Pheasant +27
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2023
- PigeonColumba2019
- SwiftApus apus2019
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2023▾
Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Indet. Deer · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- BadgerMeles meles2021
- Indet. DeerCervidae2019
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2018
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2019▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects70 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small White · Large White · Red Admiral · Speckled Bush-cricket · Large Yellow Underwing +65
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Canadian Waterweed · Nuttall's Waterweed · Himalayan Balsam · Monkeyflower Species
- Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis2020
- Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2020
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Copper Underwing agg.
Copper Underwing agg.
Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2019
Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2019
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2019Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2019Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2019Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2019Blood-veinTimandra comae2019Blood-veinTimandra comae2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2019Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2019Early GreyXylocampa areola2019Early GreyXylocampa areola2019Water CarpetLampropteryx suffumata2019Water CarpetLampropteryx suffumata2019Shoulder StripeEarophila badiata2019Shoulder StripeEarophila badiata2019Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2023Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2023Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2022Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2021Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2021Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2020Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2020Clifden NonpareilCatocala fraxini2019Clifden NonpareilCatocala fraxini2019Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2019Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2019Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2019Jersey TigerEuplagia quadripunctaria2019Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2019Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2019Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019Common WainscotMythimna pallens2019Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2019Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2019Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2019Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2019Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2019Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2019Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2019Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2019Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2019Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2019Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli2019Nut-tree TussockColocasia coryli201910-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata201910-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2019Small QuakerOrthosia cruda2019Small QuakerOrthosia cruda2019ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019Early Tooth-stripedTrichopteryx carpinata2019Early Tooth-stripedTrichopteryx carpinata2019Powdered QuakerOrthosia gracilis2019Powdered QuakerOrthosia gracilis2019Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2019Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2019Dotted BorderAgriopis marginaria2019Dotted BorderAgriopis marginaria2019Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi2019Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi2019Oak BeautyBiston strataria2019Oak BeautyBiston strataria2019Twin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa munda2019Twin-spotted QuakerAnorthoa munda2019March MothAlsophila aescularia2019March MothAlsophila aescularia2019Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2019Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2019Early ThornSelenia dentaria2019Early ThornSelenia dentaria2019Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2018Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2018Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2018Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2018Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2018Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2018Maple PugEupithecia inturbata2018Maple PugEupithecia inturbata2018Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2018Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2018Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2018Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2018Dwarf Cream WaveIdaea fuscovenosa2018Dwarf Cream WaveIdaea fuscovenosa2018Sharp-angled PeacockMacaria alternata2018Sharp-angled PeacockMacaria alternata2018Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2018Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2018Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2018Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2018Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2018Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2018Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2018Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2018Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2018Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2018