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Castle Mound

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Trixoscelis obscurella, 7-spot Ladybird, Pine Ladybird +170 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Trixoscelis obscurella, 7-spot Ladybird, Pine Ladybird +170 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Cleavers, Hazel +134 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Cleavers, Hazel +134 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hazel, Common Sorrel, Common Nettle +16 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Shropshire Way - stage 01Walking route24.1 km

Named routeRef ShW01Length 24.1 kmLocal walking route

Chris Bagley WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 44Cycling route

Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network

National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route885 m

Named routeRef 44Length 885 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 44Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route477 m

Named routeRef 44Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route147 m

Named routeRef 44Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,131 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,131 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Clitostethus arcuatus · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird

Clitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

🌿

Plants133 species

spring

2026

Annual Meadow-grass · Snowdrop · Ash · Daisy · Cleavers +128

Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
IvyHedera helix2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2025
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025
Greater ChickweedStellaria neglecta2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Rose-of-SharonHypericum calycinum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
PotatoSolanum tuberosum2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Potentilla x mixtaPotentilla x mixta2025
Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra2025
Common SallowSalix cinerea2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Erodium cicutariumErodium cicutarium2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2025
Spear MintMentha spicata2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
HollyhockAlcea rosea2025
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Garden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockiana2025
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2025
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,131 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Clitostethus arcuatus · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird

Clitostethus arcuatusClitostethus arcuatus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

🌿

Plants133 species

spring

2026

Annual Meadow-grass · Snowdrop · Ash · Daisy · Cleavers +128

Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
IvyHedera helix2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2025
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025
Greater ChickweedStellaria neglecta2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Rose-of-SharonHypericum calycinum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
PotatoSolanum tuberosum2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2025
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Potentilla x mixtaPotentilla x mixta2025
Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra2025
Common SallowSalix cinerea2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Erodium cicutariumErodium cicutarium2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2025
Spear MintMentha spicata2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
HollyhockAlcea rosea2025
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Garden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockiana2025
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2025
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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Photos

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The upper surface of the castle motte

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