Abington Motte and Bailey
1 ha
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Getting here
55.50702, -3.69201
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Black-headed Gull
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Starbucks — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Oystercatcher and Black-headed Gull
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Starbucks — a good base for a longer summer day out
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Notiophilus biguttatus, Trechus rubens, Eristalis pertinax +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Jacobaea, Yorkshire-fog, Broad-leaved Dock +154 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 74Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 74National Cycle Network
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Named routeRef 74Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 74Length 75 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 74Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route334 m▾
Named routeRef 74Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route827 m▾
Named routeRef 74Length 827 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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A Motte and Bailey at Abington
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Wildlife to spot
2,261 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,261 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspring
2025▾
Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Raven · Chaffinch · Blackbird +33
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedshankTringa totanus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mole
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus ribesii · Marmalade Hoverfly · Scaeva pyrastri · Isoperla grammatica
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica
Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle · Common Ragwort · Devil's-bit Scabious · Centaurea nigra +21
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,261 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspring
2025▾
Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Raven · Chaffinch · Blackbird +33
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common GullLarus canus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedshankTringa totanus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mole
Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus ribesii · Marmalade Hoverfly · Scaeva pyrastri · Isoperla grammatica
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica
Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle · Common Ragwort · Devil's-bit Scabious · Centaurea nigra +21
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas