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Motte castle 510m east of Broadward Hall

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📷 Peter Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.38385, -2.89229

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird 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

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird 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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Non-biting midges, Green Drake, Procloeon pennulatum +28 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Cock's-foot, Hazel, Hawthorn +219 more · last seen 2024

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Shropshire Way - stage 05Walking route17.1 km▾

Named routeRef ShW05Length 17.1 kmLocal walking route

Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾

Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route

Heart of Wales Line TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

9,055 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

9,055 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds75 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Pheasant · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow

+70 more species

All 75 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WigeonMareca penelope
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Barn OwlTyto alba
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
Wood DuckAix sponsa2022
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2021
CootFulica atra2021

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Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Mole · Brown Hare · Otter

+1 more species

All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
OtterLutra lutra2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

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Insects31 species

summer

2025

Non-biting midges · Green Drake · Procloeon pennulatum · Red-legged Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens

+26 more species

All 31 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Green DrakeEphemera danica
Procloeon pennulatumProcloeon pennulatum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021
Nemoura avicularis

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Plants222 species

summer

2024

Cock's-foot · Hazel · Hawthorn · Mistletoe · Fat-hen

+217 more species

All 222 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021
HazelCorylus avellana2021
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021
MistletoeViscum album2021
Fat-henChenopodium album2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,055 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds75 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Pheasant · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow

+70 more species

All 75 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WigeonMareca penelope
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Barn OwlTyto alba
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
Wood DuckAix sponsa2022
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2021
CootFulica atra2021

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Mole · Brown Hare · Otter

+1 more species

All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
OtterLutra lutra2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

Non-biting midges · Green Drake · Procloeon pennulatum · Red-legged Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens

+26 more species

All 31 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Non-biting midgesChironomidae
Green DrakeEphemera danica
Procloeon pennulatumProcloeon pennulatum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021
Nemoura avicularis

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Plants222 species

summer

2024

Cock's-foot · Hazel · Hawthorn · Mistletoe · Fat-hen

+217 more species

All 222 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021
HazelCorylus avellana2021
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021
MistletoeViscum album2021
Fat-henChenopodium album2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Peter Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Broadward Hall and castle motte

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Photos

📷 Peter Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Broadward Hall and castle motte

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Motte castle 510m east of Broadward Hall

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