Motte and bailey castle 100m and 200m south of St Mary's School 0 ha
Plan your visit
🌳 Ancient🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
53.01087, -2.23371
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 163m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 163m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for 6 activities 🌳 Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Free Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🏡 Historic gardens
Moderate match
Varies Historic site
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Saints Way Walking route 148 km ▾ Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad
Named route Ref TSW Length 148 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾ Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Newcastle Way Walking route 40 km ▾ Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named route Length 40 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway Walking route ▾ Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hanchurch Walk (Green) Walking route ▾ Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 100 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 555 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 555 National Cycle Network
Show on map Silverdale Greenway Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 551 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 875 m ▾ Named route Ref 5 Length 875 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ 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.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
▾ Remains of the motte of Newcastle-under-Lyme Castle
‹ › Photos Remains of the motte of Newcastle-under-Lyme Castle
‹ › Facilities 🅿️ Parking
Midway Car Park · Paid · 140m
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
53,060 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 53,060 records · NBN Atlas Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit
+28 more species Hide species list All 33 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Feral Cat
+7 more species Hide species list All 12 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Hazel · Creeping Thistle · Common Knapweed · Common Restharrow · Tufted Hair-grass
+72 more species Hide species list All 77 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Hazel Corylus avellana Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Common Restharrow Ononis repens Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,060 records · NBN Atlas Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit
+28 more species Hide species list All 33 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Red Fox · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Feral Cat
+7 more species Hide species list All 12 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Hazel · Creeping Thistle · Common Knapweed · Common Restharrow · Tufted Hair-grass
+72 more species Hide species list All 77 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Hazel Corylus avellana Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Common Restharrow Ononis repens Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025
Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus2025
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025
Squirrel Sciurus2025
Squirrel Sciurus2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Bat Chiroptera2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Common Couch
Common Couch
Elymus repens
Elymus repens
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Red-osier Dogwood Cornus sericea
Red-osier Dogwood Cornus sericea
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Hawkweed Hieracium
Hawkweed Hieracium
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita
Grey Field-speedwell Veronica polita
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Greater Pond-sedge Carex riparia
Greater Pond-sedge Carex riparia
White Poplar Populus alba
White Poplar Populus alba
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Black Bent Agrostis gigantea
Black Bent Agrostis gigantea
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum 