Castle Hill motte, Malpas
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🦉Wildlife🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.01997, -2.76722
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Fire Station Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Fire Station Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, House Sparrow +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, House Sparrow +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Shropshire Way - Wem to WhitchurchWalking route25 km▾
Named routeRef ShW12aLength 25 kmRegional walking route
Maelor WayWalking route39 km▾
Named routeLength 39 kmRegional walking route
South Cheshire WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 51kmRegional walking route
Sandstone TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Church Walkpublic footpath · 49 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: service
Parbutts Lanepublic footpath · 41 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 41 mPath type: residential
Hayside Walkpublic footpath · 49 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: residential
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
River to RidgeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route257 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 257 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.8 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 7.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Castle Hill, Malpas, Cheshire
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Wildlife to spot
730 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
730 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Pheasant +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Face Fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Social Pear Spinner
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Social Pear SpinnerNeurotoma saltuum2023
Darwin's Barberry · Green Alkanet · Gorse · Wood Avens · Procumbent Pearlwort +34
- Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- GorseUlex
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
730 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Pheasant +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Face Fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Social Pear Spinner
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Social Pear SpinnerNeurotoma saltuum2023
Darwin's Barberry · Green Alkanet · Gorse · Wood Avens · Procumbent Pearlwort +34
- Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- GorseUlex
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas