Medieval ringwork with bailey and approach causeway, incorporating a bowl barrow on Castle Hill 4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Getting here
51.09833, 1.16098
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument c. 1095
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Dunnock ✦ 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
🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Dunnock ✦ 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 — Wren, Dunnock, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Wren, Dunnock, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Meadow Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +218 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Rye to Dover
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Corridors to the countryside Walking route ▾
Follow the kestrel to the Downs Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to Folkestone Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Rye to Dover Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Eurotunnel Castle Hill Entrance public footpath · 15 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 15 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Crete Road West public footpath · 10 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 10 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map 80 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Canal Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cinque Ports Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Seafront Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map to Folkestone West Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 Dover to Hastings Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos The slopes of Castle Hill
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Wildlife to spot
25,555 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,555 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Firecrest · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Robin +49
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Red Fox
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Green Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Blue-winged Grasshopper · Speckled Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper +45
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Blue-winged Grasshopper Oedipoda caerulescens2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,555 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Firecrest · Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Robin +49
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Red Fox
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Green Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Blue-winged Grasshopper · Speckled Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper +45
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Blue-winged Grasshopper Oedipoda caerulescens2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Beosus maritimus Beosus maritimus2025
Beosus maritimus Beosus maritimus2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Biphyllus lunatus Biphyllus lunatus
Biphyllus lunatus Biphyllus lunatus
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
Liparus coronatus Liparus coronatus
Hop Root Weevil Mitoplinthus caliginosus
Hop Root Weevil Mitoplinthus caliginosus
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus
Platyderus depressus Platyderus depressus
Sphaerosoma pilosum Sphaerosoma pilosum
Sphaerosoma pilosum Sphaerosoma pilosum
Anommatus Anommatus
Anommatus Anommatus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Byturus Byturus2025
Byturus Byturus2025
Oedemera Oedemera2025
Oedemera Oedemera2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Greater Streaked Shieldbug Odontoscelis (Odontoscelis) fuliginosa2025
Greater Streaked Shieldbug Odontoscelis (Odontoscelis) fuliginosa2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2025
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Pollenia Pollenia2025
Pollenia Pollenia2025
Phania funesta Phania funesta2025
Phania funesta Phania funesta2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus2025
Aphanus rolandri Aphanus rolandri2025
Aphanus rolandri Aphanus rolandri2025
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus2025
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus2025
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni2025
Nysius huttoni Nysius huttoni2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Tawny Cockroach Ectobius pallidus2025
Tawny Cockroach Ectobius pallidus2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 