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Kilpeck Castle

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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51.96999, -2.81052

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
✦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

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Brown-banded Carder Bee, Broad-bodied Chaser · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown-banded Carder Bee, Broad-bodied Chaser · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km

Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 46Cycling route

Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network National Route 426Cycling route

Named routeRef 426National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 46Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.5 km

Named routeRef 46Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route107 m

Named routeRef 46Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route813 m

Named routeRef 46Length 813 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

3,249 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,249 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

winter

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit +65

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
RavenCorvus corax
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SwiftApus apus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Barn OwlTyto alba
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024

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Mammals7 species

spring

2025

Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare +2

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

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Insects2 species

springsummer

2025

Brown-banded Carder Bee · Broad-bodied Chaser

Brown-banded Carder BeeBombus humilis
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,249 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

winter

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit +65

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
RavenCorvus corax
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SwiftApus apus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Barn OwlTyto alba
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024

🦌

Mammals7 species

spring

2025

Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare +2

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects2 species

springsummer

2025

Brown-banded Carder Bee · Broad-bodied Chaser

Brown-banded Carder BeeBombus humilis
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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