Bishop's Castle (remains)
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Getting here
52.49542, -2.99843
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Poppy House — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Poppy House — a good base for a longer summer day out
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, House Sparrow +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Non-biting midges, Rhyzobius litura +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ground-elder, Bush Vetch, Lords-and-Ladies +198 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Middle Woodbatch CircularWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 02Walking route19.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW02Length 19.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 03Walking route18.1 km▾
Named routeRef ShW03Length 18.1 kmLocal walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway Church Stretton LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 44Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11.6 km▾
Named routeRef 44Length 11.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.3 km▾
Named routeRef 44Length 6.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Motte and bailey castle remains, Bishop's Castle
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Wildlife to spot
10,754 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,754 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Jackdaw · Black Redstart · Swift · Song Thrush +32
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- SwiftApus apus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
🦌Mammals10 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Bank Vole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +5
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- StoatMustela erminea2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Non-biting midges · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Earwig · Eudasyphora cyanella · Trioza centranthi +24
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Tipula paludosa
Feverfew · Cowslip · Ramsons · Adria Bellflower · Japanese Spiraea +58
- FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
- CowslipPrimula veris
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Adria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagiana
- Japanese SpiraeaSpiraea japonica
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
- Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,754 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Jackdaw · Black Redstart · Swift · Song Thrush +32
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- SwiftApus apus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
🦌Mammals10 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Bank Vole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +5
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- StoatMustela erminea2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Non-biting midges · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Common Earwig · Eudasyphora cyanella · Trioza centranthi +24
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Tipula paludosa
Feverfew · Cowslip · Ramsons · Adria Bellflower · Japanese Spiraea +58
- FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
- CowslipPrimula veris
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Adria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagiana
- Japanese SpiraeaSpiraea japonica
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
- Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tipula paludosa
Tipula paludosa
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensGreen Furrow BeeLasioglossum morioGreen Furrow BeeLasioglossum morioDrosophila subobscuraDrosophila subobscuraDrosophila subobscuraDrosophila subobscuraBuffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaeneaBuffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaeneaPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-backed Furrow BeeLasioglossum laevigatumRed-backed Furrow BeeLasioglossum laevigatumParadelia intersectaParadelia intersectaParadelia intersectaParadelia intersectaYellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundusYellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundusLarge Sallow Mining BeeAndrena apicataLarge Sallow Mining BeeAndrena apicataNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaRed-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariaeRed-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariaeEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxIschiolepta pusillaIschiolepta pusillaIschiolepta pusillaIschiolepta pusillaBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisSepsis orthocnemisSepsis orthocnemisSepsis orthocnemisSepsis orthocnemisChocolate Mining BeeAndrena scoticaChocolate Mining BeeAndrena scoticaCheilosia vernalisCheilosia vernalisCheilosia vernalisCheilosia vernalisDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisGreater Quaking-grassBriza maximaGreater Quaking-grassBriza maximaGolden AlyssumAurinia saxatilisGolden AlyssumAurinia saxatilisSweet AlisonLobularia maritimaSweet AlisonLobularia maritimaGreater HoneywortCerinthe majorGreater HoneywortCerinthe majorIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisThorow-waxBupleurum rotundifoliumThorow-waxBupleurum rotundifoliumGarden Cat-mintNepeta nepetella x racemosa = N. x faasseniiGarden Cat-mintNepeta nepetella x racemosa = N. x faasseniiRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaGarden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockianaGarden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockianaGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonYellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolonAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumHonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaArum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisHidcote ComfreySymphytum x hidcotense 'Hidcote Blue'Hidcote ComfreySymphytum x hidcotense 'Hidcote Blue'HazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumNarcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.