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Small multivallate hillfort with outworks called Coney's Castle

6 ha

📷 Maurice D Budden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

50.77353, -2.89231

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Glow-worm, Ringlet +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Glow-worm, Ringlet +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Bank Haircap +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Bank Haircap +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Smuggler's Trail, Golden CapWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Langdon Hill walk, Golden CapWalking route2.2 km
Named routeLength 2.2 kmDuration 0:30Round tripLocal walking route
East Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route442 m
Named routeRef 2Length 442 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route525 m
Named routeRef 2Length 525 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route759 m
Named routeRef 2Length 759 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route560 m
Named routeRef 2Length 560 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 2Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coombe Drainbridleway · 676 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 676 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through the woodland at Coney's Castle

📷 Maurice D Budden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through the woodland at Coney's Castle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Lambert's Castle: an Iron Age hillfort 425m west of Nash Farm, with a bowl barrow, and the sites of a post-medieval fair and a telegraph stationHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Girt FieldUrban park3.9 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→🌱BurgeUrban park3.9 km→🌱PlotUrban park4.1 km→🌱Pilsdon PlotUrban park4.1 km→

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