Restormel Castle: motte, bailey and shell keep 3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Getting here
50.42186, -4.67086
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Castle scheduled monument c. 1100
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Saints Way Walking route 47 km ▾
Padstow to Fowey
Named route Ref SW Length 47 km Regional walking route
Show on map Lanhydrock Great Wood and Beech Avenue walk, Lanhydrock Walking route 4 km ▾
Lady's Walk is a little bumpy in places but is approached in a downhill direction. Short, steep incline as you enter the Beech Avenue.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 1:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lanhydrock Parkland walk, Lanhydrock Walking route 5 km ▾
Most of the walk is on hard surfaced paths except alongside the River Fowey, where the path is earth and may be softer and muddy underfoot if wet. The route also cuts across grass pasture towards the swimming pool and includes a rough, stony track up towa
Named route Length 5 km Duration 1:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
UK:National Cycle Network - local link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 65 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 65 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 653 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 653 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Restormel Castle: The Guardroom Garderobe
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Wildlife to spot
7,960 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,960 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 58 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren +53
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Black Clock · Green Shieldbug · Graptus triguttatus +22
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Graptus triguttatus Graptus triguttatus Great Scented Liverwort
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,960 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 58 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren +53
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Black Clock · Green Shieldbug · Graptus triguttatus +22
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Graptus triguttatus Graptus triguttatus Great Scented Liverwort
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Onthophagus coenobita Onthophagus coenobita2025
Onthophagus coenobita Onthophagus coenobita2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Eumerus Eumerus2025
Eumerus Eumerus2025
Eupteryx decemnotata Eupteryx decemnotata2025
Eupteryx decemnotata Eupteryx decemnotata2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae2025
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2025
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2024
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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