Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, Castle Carlton
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.33100, 0.09353
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦26+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦26+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Blackbird
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Kestrel +23 more · last seen 2023; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Kestrel +23 more · last seen 2023; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Gatekeeper +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lincolnshire Wolds WayWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Castle Wood and Castle Hill, Castle Carlton
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Wildlife to spot
1,165 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,165 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
winterspringautumn
2023▾
Tawny Owl · Woodcock · Kestrel · Blackbird · Grey Wagtail +1
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2016
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2016
Water Vole
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Large White · Small White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell +48
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
🌿Plants11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Spotted-orchid · Gorse · Bee Orchid · Southern Marsh-orchid · Watercress +6
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2019
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2019
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2018
- WatercressNasturtium officinale2017
- Lesser Celandine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,165 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
winterspringautumn
2023▾
Tawny Owl · Woodcock · Kestrel · Blackbird · Grey Wagtail +1
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2016
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2016
Water Vole
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Large White · Small White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Small Tortoiseshell +48
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
🌿Plants11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Spotted-orchid · Gorse · Bee Orchid · Southern Marsh-orchid · Watercress +6
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2019
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2019
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2018
- WatercressNasturtium officinale2017
- Lesser Celandine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2019Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2019Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2019PeacockAglais io2018PeacockAglais io2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi20187-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20197-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019Gorse WeevilExapion ulicisGorse WeevilExapion ulicisLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2019Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2019Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis2018Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Brown ArgusAricia agestis2018Brown ArgusAricia agestis2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2017Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2017Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2016Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2016Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2019Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2019Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2019UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2019UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2019Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax2018Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax2018Cyrnus trimaculatusCyrnus trimaculatus2018Cyrnus trimaculatusCyrnus trimaculatus2018WallLasiommata megera2018WallLasiommata megera2018Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018Hydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennis2018Hydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennis2018BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2017Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2017Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2017Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2017Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2017Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2017Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2017Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2017Oulema melanopusOulema melanopus2017Oulema melanopusOulema melanopus2017Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis2017Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis2017Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2017Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2017Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2017Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2017Rhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventris2017Rhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventris2017Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2017Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2017Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2016Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2016Phryganea bipunctataPhryganea bipunctata2016Phryganea bipunctataPhryganea bipunctata2016Limnephilus extricatusLimnephilus extricatus2016Limnephilus extricatusLimnephilus extricatus2016RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2015White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2015Ficaria verna2017
Ficaria verna2017
CowslipPrimula veris2017CowslipPrimula veris2017Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2017Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2017Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2017Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2017Monkey-puzzleAraucaria araucana2017Monkey-puzzleAraucaria araucana2017Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2016Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2016