Lidgate Castle and C16 Fortified Manorial Complex
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.19444, 0.51669
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant 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
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2023; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY
Free
Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2023; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +67 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog-rose, Hawthorn, Creeping Cinquefoil +181 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route217 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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The War Memorial at Lidgate
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Wildlife to spot
3,393 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,393 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Barn Owl · Stock Dove · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +31
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Common Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +1
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
- BadgerMeles meles2022
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +5
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Hawthorn · Dog-rose · Cleavers · Ivy · Creeping Cinquefoil +81
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
- Dog-roseRosa canina2023
- CleaversGalium aparine2023
- IvyHedera helix2023
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,393 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Barn Owl · Stock Dove · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +31
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
Common Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +1
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
- BadgerMeles meles2022
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Azure Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly +5
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Hawthorn · Dog-rose · Cleavers · Ivy · Creeping Cinquefoil +81
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
- Dog-roseRosa canina2023
- CleaversGalium aparine2023
- IvyHedera helix2023
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023DockRumex2023DockRumex2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2023Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2023Sow ThistleSonchus2023Sow ThistleSonchus2023Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2023Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023PoplarPopulus2023PoplarPopulus2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023CherryPrunus2023CherryPrunus2023ElmUlmus2023ElmUlmus2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023HazelCorylus2023HazelCorylus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigataMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataSpindleEuonymus europaeus2023SpindleEuonymus europaeus2023HorsetailEquisetum2023HorsetailEquisetum2023Common VetchVicia sativa2023Common VetchVicia sativa2023BrambleRubus2023BrambleRubus2023PignutConopodium majus2023PignutConopodium majus2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ColumbineAquilegia2023ColumbineAquilegia2023WillowherbEpilobium2023WillowherbEpilobium2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2023Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2023Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2023Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2023Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2023FlaxLinum usitatissimum2023FlaxLinum usitatissimum2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023KnapweedCentaurea2023KnapweedCentaurea2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2023Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Great BromeAnisantha diandra2023Great BromeAnisantha diandra2023HollyhockAlcea rosea2023HollyhockAlcea rosea2023OakQuercus2023OakQuercus2023Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023Hedge BedstrawGalium album2023Hedge BedstrawGalium album2023DogwoodCornus sanguinea2023DogwoodCornus sanguinea2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2023Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2022Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2022Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2022Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2022Common RestharrowOnonis repens2022Common RestharrowOnonis repens2022Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2022Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2022Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2022Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2022BeechFagus sylvatica2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2021AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2021Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2021Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2021Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2021False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2021False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2021PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2021PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2021Common MallowMalva sylvestris2021Common MallowMalva sylvestris2021Rose CampionSilene coronaria2021Rose CampionSilene coronaria2021Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2021Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2021Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2021Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2021Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2021Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2021Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2021White WillowSalix alba2021White WillowSalix alba2021False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2021Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2021Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021Fat-henChenopodium album2021Fat-henChenopodium album2021Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2021Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2021Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2021Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2021Small Leaved ElmUlmus minor2021Small Leaved ElmUlmus minor2021Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021