Castle Howe motte and bailey castle
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.43979, -2.59734
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 287m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦29+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and House Sparrow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 287m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, House Sparrow, Rook +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mallard, House Sparrow, Rook +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Melancholy Thistle, Hybrid Larch, Marsh Thistle +107 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Heteromyza commixta, Eristalis tenax +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route145 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Highbeck Lanebridleway · 121 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 121 mPath type: residential
Photos
Castle Howe Motte and Bailey
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,776 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,776 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · House Sparrow · Rook · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +24
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Mole
Azure Damselfly · Heteromyza commixta · Eristalis tenax · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cream-spot Ladybird
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Heteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixta
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Melancholy Thistle · Hybrid Larch · Marsh Thistle · Broad-leaved Willowherb · Heath Bedstraw +105
- Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
- Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Wood Avens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,776 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · House Sparrow · Rook · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +24
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Mole
Azure Damselfly · Heteromyza commixta · Eristalis tenax · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cream-spot Ladybird
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Heteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixta
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Melancholy Thistle · Hybrid Larch · Marsh Thistle · Broad-leaved Willowherb · Heath Bedstraw +105
- Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum
- Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
- Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Wood Avens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Geum urbanum
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ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseCommon EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosaCommon EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosaHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaCommon Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustreCommon Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustreCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisLotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativusLotus corniculatus var. sativusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensBrown SedgeCarex distichaBrown SedgeCarex distichaTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisCornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australisPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusEvents & activities nearby
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