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Moccas Castle

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Raven, Chiffchaff +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Raven, Chiffchaff +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Pondskater, Hesperocorixa sahlbergi, Hesperocorixa moesta +99 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Pondskater, Hesperocorixa sahlbergi, Hesperocorixa moesta +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Skullcap, Creeping Buttercup, Common Nettle +53 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Skullcap, Creeping Buttercup, Common Nettle +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Nettle, Amphibious Bistort, Corn Mint +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km

Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route

Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km

Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

6,246 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,246 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Song Thrush · Willow Warbler · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Raven +44

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RavenCorvus corax
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
CuckooCuculus canorus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
NuthatchSitta europaea
SwiftApus apus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SwallowHirundo rustica
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2025

Fallow Deer · Stoat · Roe Deer

Fallow DeerDama dama
StoatMustela erminea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Minotaur Beetle · Mesembrina meridiana · Strawberry Seed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Welsh Chafer +1

Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Green Tiger Beetle

🌿

Plants2 species

autumn

2025

Common Fleabane · Skullcap

Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,246 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

spring

2025

Chiffchaff · Song Thrush · Willow Warbler · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Raven +44

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RavenCorvus corax
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
CuckooCuculus canorus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
NuthatchSitta europaea
SwiftApus apus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SwallowHirundo rustica
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2025

Fallow Deer · Stoat · Roe Deer

Fallow DeerDama dama
StoatMustela erminea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Minotaur Beetle · Mesembrina meridiana · Strawberry Seed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Welsh Chafer +1

Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Green Tiger Beetle

🌿

Plants2 species

autumn

2025

Common Fleabane · Skullcap

Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱St Faith's ChurchUrban park3.6 km→✦Motte and bailey castle 100m south east of Bell FarmHistoric site3.8 km→✦Motte and BaileyHistoric site3.8 km→✦MOCCAS COURTHistoric site500 m→⛪St Faith's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦GARNONSHistoric site4.7 km→

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