Castle Hill motte and site of a World War II gun emplacement
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.71206, -3.50120
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Redshank +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Redshank +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Small Garden Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow Broomrape, Bloody Crane's-bill, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Erysiphe polygoni, Meadow Waxcap +5 more · last seen 2021
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Allonby to WhitehavenWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route87 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route205 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 205 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route33 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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