Moated site known as Vivers Hill Castle, 300m north east of the parish church
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.27206, -0.92714
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦27+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Waxwing
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 293m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦27+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Waxwing
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 293m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Waxwing, Kestrel +24 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Waxwing, Kestrel +24 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Cercopis vulnerata, 7-spot Ladybird +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cocayne LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Malton Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Park Lanebridleway · 262 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 262 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Photos
Pond on Vivers Hill towards church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,185 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,185 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspring
2026▾
Barn Owl · Waxwing · Kestrel · Chaffinch · Coal Tit +22
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mole · Badger · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Roe Deer
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2023▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cercopis vulnerata · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Tiger Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug +51
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
🌿Plants5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Wall Feather-moss · Woolly Thistle · Common Restharrow · Weld · Fringecups
- Wall Feather-mossRhynchostegium murale
- Woolly ThistleCirsium eriophorum2024
- Common RestharrowOnonis repens2024
- WeldReseda luteola2023
- FringecupsTellima grandiflora2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,185 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspring
2026▾
Barn Owl · Waxwing · Kestrel · Chaffinch · Coal Tit +22
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mole · Badger · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Roe Deer
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2023▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cercopis vulnerata · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Tiger Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug +51
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
🌿Plants5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Wall Feather-moss · Woolly Thistle · Common Restharrow · Weld · Fringecups
- Wall Feather-mossRhynchostegium murale
- Woolly ThistleCirsium eriophorum2024
- Common RestharrowOnonis repens2024
- WeldReseda luteola2023
- FringecupsTellima grandiflora2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Capreolus capreolus2025
Capreolus capreolus2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesBrown ChaferSerica brunneaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humatorBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humatorEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumGrammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2024Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2024Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2024Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2024Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens2024Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestris2023Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestris2023Thanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosus2023Thanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosus2023Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2023Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2023Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2023Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2023Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2023Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2023SyrphusSyrphus2023SyrphusSyrphus2023Nicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigatorCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaIassus lanioIassus lanioIassus lanioIassus lanioWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumAsparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagiAsparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagiRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2024Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2024Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2024Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2024Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Mordellochroa abdominalisMordellochroa abdominalis2023Mordellochroa abdominalisMordellochroa abdominalis2023Molorchus minorMolorchus minor2023Molorchus minorMolorchus minor2023Greater Girdled SawflyTenthredo maculata2023Greater Girdled SawflyTenthredo maculata2023European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2023European CinchbugIschnodemus sabuleti2023Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023Thanatophilus sinuatusThanatophilus sinuatus2023Thanatophilus sinuatusThanatophilus sinuatus2023Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2023Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2023Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2023Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2023EupeodesEupeodes2023EupeodesEupeodes2023Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023Events & activities nearby
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