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Getting here
52.56344, -3.14985
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Coot
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 199m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Coot
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 199m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Mallard +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Coot, Mallard +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Depressed Feather-moss, Silver-moss +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Field Grasshopper, Common Carder Bee · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Severn Way (1) Source to ShrewsburyWalking route116 km▾
Named routeRef SW (1)Length 116 kmRegional walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route286 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route32 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route420 m▾
Named routeRef 81Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
The inner gate at Montgomery Castle
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,932 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,932 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · Coot · Mallard · Canada Goose · Moorhen +36
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- TealAnas crecca
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwiftApus apus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red-tailed Bumblebee · Field Grasshopper · Common Carder Bee
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Depressed Feather-moss · Silver-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Beech Feather-moss +69
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Depressed Feather-mossTaxiphyllum wissgrillii
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Beech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinervium
- Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,932 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · Coot · Mallard · Canada Goose · Moorhen +36
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- TealAnas crecca
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwiftApus apus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red-tailed Bumblebee · Field Grasshopper · Common Carder Bee
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Depressed Feather-moss · Silver-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Beech Feather-moss +69
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Depressed Feather-mossTaxiphyllum wissgrillii
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Beech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinervium
- Larger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroides
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wall Scalewort
Wall Scalewort
Porella platyphylla
Porella platyphylla
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaCliff ScalewortPorella cordaeanaCliff ScalewortPorella cordaeanaGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaMarble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosaForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataMany-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affineMany-fruited Thyme-mossPlagiomnium affineWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiUpright PottiaMicrobryum rectumUpright PottiaMicrobryum rectumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusRambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosusJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansAppleyard's Feather-mossScleropodium cespitansPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaBlunt-fruited PottiaTortula caucasicaBlunt-fruited PottiaTortula caucasicaShort-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvusShort-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvusBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumCuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulonCuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulonMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumWall Thread-mossBryum radiculosumWall Thread-mossBryum radiculosumGrimmia lisaeGrimmia lisaeGrimmia lisaeGrimmia lisaeWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiNicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsoniiCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumEvents & activities nearby
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