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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Curlew
- ✦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
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Curlew
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Curlew, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Dipper, Curlew, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Bronze Furrow Bee, Orange-tailed Mining Bee +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Yorkshire-fog, Soft-rush +148 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Beacons WayWalking route152 km▾
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km▾
Named routeRef 42Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.7 km▾
Named routeRef 42Length 6.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Longtown Castle (Gatehouse)
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Wildlife to spot
11,942 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,942 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dipper · Curlew · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +23
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Mole · Weasel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- WeaselMustela nivalis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Broad Centurion · Campyloneura virgula +12
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Soft-rush · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Yorkshire-fog · Marsh-bedstraw · Creeping Buttercup +90
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,942 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dipper · Curlew · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +23
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Mole · Weasel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- WeaselMustela nivalis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Broad Centurion · Campyloneura virgula +12
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Soft-rush · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Yorkshire-fog · Marsh-bedstraw · Creeping Buttercup +90
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusMeadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrataMeadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrataBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusCapsus aterCapsus aterCapsus aterCapsus aterVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Cantharis nigra (=thoracica)Cantharis nigra (=thoracica)2024Cantharis nigra (=thoracica)Cantharis nigra (=thoracica)2024Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareWhite WillowSalix albaWhite WillowSalix albaGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaMistletoeViscum albumMistletoeViscum albumDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraPale SedgeCarex pallescensPale SedgeCarex pallescensHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirta