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52.03153, -2.30106
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Motte-and-bailey castle scheduled monument
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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Syntrichia montana var. montana, Many-fruited Thyme-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +37 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Syntrichia montana var. montana, Many-fruited Thyme-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +37 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Ringlet +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Ringlet +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Gloucester) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Ref 3CH Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Malvern Hills) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Hollybush to Gloucester) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Ledbury Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Newent Cycling Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCL Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Ledbury area) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Ledbury area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Malvern Hills Long Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route 18.8 km ▾
Named route Length 18.8 km Round trip
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Heron Lane bridleway · 168 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 168 m Surface grass Path type: bridleway
Show on map Heron Lane bridleway · 325 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 325 m Surface grass Path type: bridleway
Show on map Heron Lane bridleway · 387 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 387 m Surface grass Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
4,705 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,705 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Green Woodpecker · Song Thrush · Robin · House Sparrow +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Swift Apus apus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Whitethroat Curruca communis Stock Dove Columba oenas Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Rabbit · Mole · Soprano Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Myotis Bat species Myotis2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Darter +12
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Milk Thistle · Stone Parsley · Agrimony · Meadow Barley · Burnet-saxifrage +52
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum Stone Parsley Sison amomum Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,705 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Green Woodpecker · Song Thrush · Robin · House Sparrow +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Swift Apus apus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Whitethroat Curruca communis Stock Dove Columba oenas Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Rabbit · Mole · Soprano Pipistrelle · Myotis Bat species · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Myotis Bat species Myotis2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Darter +12
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Milk Thistle · Stone Parsley · Agrimony · Meadow Barley · Burnet-saxifrage +52
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum Stone Parsley Sison amomum Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Otter Lutra lutra2022
Otter Lutra lutra2022
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae2024
Oxystoma pomonae Oxystoma pomonae2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2022
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2022
Woolly Thistle Cirsium eriophorum
Woolly Thistle Cirsium eriophorum
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Slender Hare's-ear Bupleurum tenuissimum
Slender Hare's-ear Bupleurum tenuissimum
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula
Betony Betonica officinalis
Betony Betonica officinalis
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
White Campion Silene latifolia
White Campion Silene latifolia
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Pale Flax Linum bienne
Pale Flax Linum bienne
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Corn Parsley Sison segetum
Corn Parsley Sison segetum
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens
Grey Poplar Populus alba x tremula = P. x canescens
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Western Gorse Ulex gallii
Western Gorse Ulex gallii
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Fiddle Dock Rumex pulcher
Fiddle Dock Rumex pulcher
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Round-Leaved Dog-Rose Rosa tomentella2022
Round-Leaved Dog-Rose Rosa tomentella2022
Rosa canina x tomentosa = R. x scabriuscula Rosa canina x tomentosa = R. x scabriuscula2022
Rosa canina x tomentosa = R. x scabriuscula Rosa canina x tomentosa = R. x scabriuscula2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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