Castle Tump motte and bailey castle
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.96161, -2.42077
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Fieldfare
- ✦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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redwing and Fieldfare
- ✦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
Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Birds — Redwing, Fieldfare, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +136 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Herzog's Pocket-moss, Common Liverwort · last seen 2020
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Kilcot)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Kilcot to Woolhope)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Poets' Path No 1Walking route8 km▾
Named routeRef PP1Length 8 kmLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
National Byway (Ledbury area)Cycling route▾
National Byway in the Ledbury area
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Ledbury Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,988 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,988 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds56 species
winterspringautumn
2025Redwing · Fieldfare · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit
+51 more speciesHide species list
All 56 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- SwiftApus apus
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- GadwallMareca strepera2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- CootFulica atra2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummer
2022Otter · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Polecat
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2024Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee
+134 more speciesHide species list
All 139 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023
🌿Plants2 species
springwinter
2020Herzog's Pocket-moss · Common Liverwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,988 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds56 species
winterspringautumn
2025Redwing · Fieldfare · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit
+51 more speciesHide species list
All 56 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- SwiftApus apus
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- GadwallMareca strepera2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- CootFulica atra2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummer
2022Otter · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Polecat
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2024Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Small Garden Bumblebee
+134 more speciesHide species list
All 139 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023
🌿Plants2 species
springwinter
2020Herzog's Pocket-moss · Common Liverwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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