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Carsluith Castle

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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
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ 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
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

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Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Strawberry Seed Beetle, Hawthorn Shieldbug +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Strawberry Seed Beetle, Hawthorn Shieldbug +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Smoothcap, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +2 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +2 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 73Cycling route

Named routeRef 73National Cycle Network

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route9.4 km

Named routeRef 83Length 9.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route852 m

Named routeRef 7Length 852 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route9.4 km

Named routeRef 7Length 9.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

9,490 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,490 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds91 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Curlew · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Shelduck · Carrion Crow +86

CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WigeonMareca penelope
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RedshankTringa totanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
JackdawColoeus monedula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common GullLarus canus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenshankTringa nebularia
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TealAnas crecca2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
RavenCorvus corax
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
DunlinCalidris alpina
JayGarrulus glandarius
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Great TitParus major2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RookCorvus frugilegus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwiftApus apus
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus2022
Limosa lapponica lapponicaLimosa lapponica lapponica
Calidris canutus islandicaCalidris canutus islandica
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
EiderSomateria mollissima
House MartinDelichon urbicum
ScaupAythya marila
American WigeonMareca americana
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
KnotCalidris canutus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022

🦌

Mammals7 species

summerautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Rabbit · Mole · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare +2

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
StoatMustela erminea2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

summerautumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Eristalis · Common Darter

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
EristalisEristalis2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023

🌿

Plants29 species

summer

2024

Atriplex prostrata · Sea-kale · Narrow-leaved Everlasting-pea · Sea-Milkwort · Sea Arrowgrass +24

Atriplex prostrataAtriplex prostrata
Sea-kaleCrambe maritima
Narrow-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus sylvestris
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima
Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii
Bolboschoenus maritimusBolboschoenus maritimus
Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Scentless Mayweed agg.Tripleurospermum maritimum
Sea AsterTripolium pannonicum
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Saltmarsh RushJuncus gerardii
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
ThriftArmeria maritima
Rock sea-lavanderLimonium
CleaversGalium aparine
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides
Cochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalis
Dipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2023
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2023
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2023
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,490 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds91 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Curlew · Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Shelduck · Carrion Crow +86

CurlewNumenius arquata
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WigeonMareca penelope
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RedshankTringa totanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
JackdawColoeus monedula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common GullLarus canus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenshankTringa nebularia
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TealAnas crecca2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
RavenCorvus corax
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
DunlinCalidris alpina
JayGarrulus glandarius
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Great TitParus major2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RookCorvus frugilegus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwiftApus apus
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus2022
Limosa lapponica lapponicaLimosa lapponica lapponica
Calidris canutus islandicaCalidris canutus islandica
Light-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla hrota
EiderSomateria mollissima
House MartinDelichon urbicum
ScaupAythya marila
American WigeonMareca americana
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
KnotCalidris canutus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022

🦌

Mammals7 species

summerautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Rabbit · Mole · Red Squirrel · Brown Hare +2

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
StoatMustela erminea2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

summerautumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Eristalis · Common Darter

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
EristalisEristalis2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023

🌿

Plants29 species

summer

2024

Atriplex prostrata · Sea-kale · Narrow-leaved Everlasting-pea · Sea-Milkwort · Sea Arrowgrass +24

Atriplex prostrataAtriplex prostrata
Sea-kaleCrambe maritima
Narrow-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus sylvestris
Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima
Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima
Parsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenalii
Bolboschoenus maritimusBolboschoenus maritimus
Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Scentless Mayweed agg.Tripleurospermum maritimum
Sea AsterTripolium pannonicum
Rumex crispus subsp. littoreusRumex crispus subsp. littoreus
Saltmarsh RushJuncus gerardii
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
ThriftArmeria maritima
Rock sea-lavanderLimonium
CleaversGalium aparine
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides
Cochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalis
Dipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2023
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2023
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2023
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Darren Haddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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