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Hull Castle

17 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Humber Bridge to Easington

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km

Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Mablethorpe to Humber BridgeWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Humber Bridge to EasingtonWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

113 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network

South Holderness Rail TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Hornsea Rail TrailCycling route

Named route

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

15,913 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,913 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Mallard · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +28

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CootFulica atra
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2025

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Crescent-cup Liverwort

Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,913 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Mallard · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +28

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CootFulica atra
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2025

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Crescent-cup Liverwort

Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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