'The Castles' motte and bailey
5 ha
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Getting here
53.68879, -0.38749
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard
- ✦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
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard
- ✦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 — Coot, Mallard, Tufted Duck +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Tufted Duck +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad Centurion, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Red Soldier Beetle +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ivy, Greater Periwinkle +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Holly Speckle · last seen 2024
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km▾
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
E2 (Humber Bridge)Walking route▾
Named routeInternational walking route
88 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Photos
The Castles (Motte and Bailey), Barrow Haven: aerial 2019 (1)
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Wildlife to spot
3,875 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,875 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Cetti's Warbler · Cormorant · Coot · Greylag Goose +41
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly · Eupeodes corollae · Crescent-marked Lily Aphid +2
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Crescent-marked Lily AphidAulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum
- Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi
Field Gromwell · Spotted Medick · Greater Periwinkle · Winter Heliotrope · Meadow Crane's-bill +81
- Field GromwellBuglossoides arvensis2025
- Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2025
- Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
- Stone ParsleySison amomum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,875 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Cetti's Warbler · Cormorant · Coot · Greylag Goose +41
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly · Eupeodes corollae · Crescent-marked Lily Aphid +2
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
- Crescent-marked Lily AphidAulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum
- Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi
Field Gromwell · Spotted Medick · Greater Periwinkle · Winter Heliotrope · Meadow Crane's-bill +81
- Field GromwellBuglossoides arvensis2025
- Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2025
- Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
- Stone ParsleySison amomum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Sweet VioletViola odorata2025Sweet VioletViola odorata2025daffodilsNarcissus2025daffodilsNarcissus2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025AppleMalus domestica2025AppleMalus domestica2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Weyer's Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii x globosa = B. x weyeriana2025Weyer's Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii x globosa = B. x weyeriana2025Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2025Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2025Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus2025Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima2025Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2025Sea PlantainPlantago maritima2025Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025Wild CeleryApium graveolens2025Wild CeleryApium graveolens2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima2025Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima2025Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025Red FescueFestuca rubra2025Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2025Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2025Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025WeldReseda luteola2025WeldReseda luteola2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2025False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2025Dragon ArumDracunculus vulgaris2025Dragon ArumDracunculus vulgaris2025Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2025Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Rose CampionSilene coronaria2025Rose CampionSilene coronaria2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025CowslipPrimula veris2025CowslipPrimula veris2025HollyhockAlcea rosea2025HollyhockAlcea rosea2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2025Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2025Weeping WillowSalix alba x babylonica = S. x sepulcralis2025Weeping WillowSalix alba x babylonica = S. x sepulcralis2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus2025Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorusGalanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus2025Algerian IvyHedera algeriensis2025Algerian IvyHedera algeriensis2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025ForsythiaForsythia suspensa x viridissima = F. x intermedia2025ForsythiaForsythia suspensa x viridissima = F. x intermedia2025GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025