Cropton Hall Garth: a motte and bailey castle including later medieval manor house, a medieval trackway and a pond
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
54.29374, -0.84159
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Tawny Owl +81 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Tawny Owl +81 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Ringlet +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daffodil, Hedge Woundwort, Dog's Mercury +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Fairy Lanepublic footpath · 695 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 695 mPath type: service
Andrew Lanepublic footpath · 52 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Andrew Lanepublic footpath · 105 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 105 mSurface pavedPath type: track
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Low Lanebridleway · 474 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 474 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Bull Ing Lanebridleway · 201 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 201 mSurface gravelPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
5,276 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,276 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCyanistes caeruleus obscurus · Fringilla coelebs gengleri · Turdus merula merula · Carrion Crow · Turdus philomelos clarkei +36
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
- Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri
- Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone
- Turdus philomelos clarkeiTurdus philomelos clarkei
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus
- Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus
- Parus major newtoniParus major newtoni
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus
- Strix aluco sylvaticaStrix aluco sylvatica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus
- Chloris chloris chlorisChloris chloris chloris
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileataPyrrhula pyrrhula pileata
- Loxia curvirostra curvirostraLoxia curvirostra curvirostra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · Roe Deer +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Frog · Common Frog
- FrogRana
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Speckled Wood · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Peacock · Silver-washed Fritillary +14
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- PeacockAglais io2023
- Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2023
- Green-veined White
Hedge Woundwort · Dog's Mercury · Wood-sorrel · Meadow Buttercup · Creeping Buttercup +27
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,276 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCyanistes caeruleus obscurus · Fringilla coelebs gengleri · Turdus merula merula · Carrion Crow · Turdus philomelos clarkei +36
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
- Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri
- Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone
- Turdus philomelos clarkeiTurdus philomelos clarkei
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus
- Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus
- Parus major newtoniParus major newtoni
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus
- Strix aluco sylvaticaStrix aluco sylvatica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus
- Chloris chloris chlorisChloris chloris chloris
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileataPyrrhula pyrrhula pileata
- Loxia curvirostra curvirostraLoxia curvirostra curvirostra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · Roe Deer +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Frog · Common Frog
- FrogRana
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Speckled Wood · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Peacock · Silver-washed Fritillary +14
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- PeacockAglais io2023
- Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2023
- Green-veined White
Hedge Woundwort · Dog's Mercury · Wood-sorrel · Meadow Buttercup · Creeping Buttercup +27
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pieris napi2023
Pieris napi2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaRed AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023WallLasiommata megera2023WallLasiommata megera2023Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusPavid Willow NematineEuura pavida2024Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida2024Alder ClubhornCimbex connatus2024Alder ClubhornCimbex connatus2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Phytosciara halterataPhytosciara halterata2024Phytosciara halterataPhytosciara halterata2024Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023CommaPolygonia c-album2023CommaPolygonia c-album2023Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil
Lotus pedunculatus
Lotus pedunculatus
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024Red BistortBistorta amplexicaulis2024Red BistortBistorta amplexicaulis2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2024Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2024Remote SedgeCarex remota2024Remote SedgeCarex remota2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024Field-roseRosa arvensis2024Field-roseRosa arvensis2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024PignutConopodium majus2024PignutConopodium majus2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2024Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2024