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Motte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting Church
✦ Ancient woodland2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.13803, 1.03274
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Best for
5 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
Historic site with public access
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +54 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route685 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 685 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
St. Mary the Virgin Church, Stowting
Photos
St. Mary the Virgin Church, Stowting
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,534 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,534 records · NBN AtlasRobin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Chaffinch
+41 more speciesHide species list
All 46 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit
🐝Insects57 species
summerautumn
2026Small Heath · Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Brown Argus · Adonis Blue
+52 more speciesHide species list
All 57 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
- Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,534 records · NBN AtlasRobin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Chaffinch
+41 more speciesHide species list
All 46 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit
🐝Insects57 species
summerautumn
2026Small Heath · Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Brown Argus · Adonis Blue
+52 more speciesHide species list
All 57 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
- Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Small BlueCupido minimus2019Small BlueCupido minimus2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2019Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2019Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019WallLasiommata megera2019WallLasiommata megera2019Clouded YellowColias croceus2019Clouded YellowColias croceus2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2019Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataMigrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025ConopidaeConopidae2025ConopidaeConopidae2025Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024EristalisEristalis2024EristalisEristalis2024Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2023Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2023Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2021Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2021Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2020Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2020Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2020Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2020Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2018Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2018Onthophagus similisOnthophagus similis2018Onthophagus similisOnthophagus similis2018Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2018Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2018HornetVespa crabro2018HornetVespa crabro2018Events & activities nearby
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