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51.75500, -2.63275
Open directionsv Stow Green Castle, also known as Castle Tump, was a castle near the village of St Briavels in Gloucestershire, England.
Read more on Wikipedia → Castle scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, House Sparrow, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Grammoptera ruficornis, Orsodacne cerasi, Lasius alienus +129 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Grammoptera ruficornis, Orsodacne cerasi, Lasius alienus +129 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Creeping Feather-moss, Lyell's Bristle-moss +114 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Creeping Feather-moss, Lyell's Bristle-moss +114 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National walking route
Show on map Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km Regional walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Family cycle route (easy) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 305 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 305 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 502 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 502 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 810 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 810 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,547 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,547 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swallow · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +39
Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stock Dove Columba oenas Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Siskin Spinus spinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Frog Rana Lasius alienus · Xylota segnis · Glow-worm · Common Awl Robberfly · Broom Leaf Beetle +18
Lasius alienus Lasius alienus2024 Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Common Awl Robberfly Neoitamus cyanurus2024 Broom Leaf Beetle Gonioctena olivacea Thymalus limbatus Thymalus limbatus2024 Strap-leaved Earth-moss
Strap-leaved Earth-moss Ephemerum recurvifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,547 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swallow · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +39
Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Stock Dove Columba oenas Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Siskin Spinus spinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Frog Rana Lasius alienus · Xylota segnis · Glow-worm · Common Awl Robberfly · Broom Leaf Beetle +18
Lasius alienus Lasius alienus2024 Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Common Awl Robberfly Neoitamus cyanurus2024 Broom Leaf Beetle Gonioctena olivacea Thymalus limbatus Thymalus limbatus2024 Strap-leaved Earth-moss
Strap-leaved Earth-moss Ephemerum recurvifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mordellistena variegata Mordellistena variegata2024
Mordellistena variegata Mordellistena variegata2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Xylota xanthocnema Xylota xanthocnema2024
Xylota xanthocnema Xylota xanthocnema2024
Hallomenus binotatus Hallomenus binotatus2024
Hallomenus binotatus Hallomenus binotatus2024
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2024
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2024
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2024
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2024
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus2023
Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus2023
Strophosoma nebulosum Strophosoma nebulosum2023
Strophosoma nebulosum Strophosoma nebulosum2023
Orsodacne cerasi Orsodacne cerasi2023
Orsodacne cerasi Orsodacne cerasi2023
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2023
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2023
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2023
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2023
Pyrrhidium sanguineum Pyrrhidium sanguineum2023
Pyrrhidium sanguineum Pyrrhidium sanguineum2023
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2023
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2023
Athous vittatus Athous vittatus2023
Athous vittatus Athous vittatus2023
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2023
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2023
Ischnomera sanguinicollis Ischnomera sanguinicollis2023
Ischnomera sanguinicollis Ischnomera sanguinicollis2023