Castle Hill fortified house
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Getting here
54.22637, -0.55147
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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 Mallard and Moorhen
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Brompton Forge — 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 Mallard and Moorhen
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Brompton Forge — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Little Grebe +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Little Grebe +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Speckled Wood +141 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Winter Aconite, Daffodil +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km▾
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,638 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,638 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Mallard · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Swallow +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- TealAnas crecca
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Wood Mouse · Brown Hare · Stoat · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- StoatMustela erminea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Toad · Lissotriton
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- LissotritonLissotriton
🐝Insects24 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · Dor Beetle · Garden Chafer +19
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
- Willow Bean-galler
Winter Aconite · Daffodil
- Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
- DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,638 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Mallard · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Swallow +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwiftApus apus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- TealAnas crecca
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Wood Mouse · Brown Hare · Stoat · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- StoatMustela erminea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Toad · Lissotriton
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- LissotritonLissotriton
🐝Insects24 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · Dor Beetle · Garden Chafer +19
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
- Willow Bean-galler
Winter Aconite · Daffodil
- Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
- DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Euura proxima2025
Euura proxima2025
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2025Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2025Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2025Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio2025Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2025Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2024Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2024Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2024Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2024Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2024Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2024Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2024Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2024Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2024Events & activities nearby
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