Monnington Straddle Motte
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.02677, -2.90172
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Pheasant +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Pheasant +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +27 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Field Maple, Ash +261 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,065 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,065 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Blackbird +42
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- MagpiePica pica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Otter · Hedgehog +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Red Admiral +13
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
- PeacockAglais io
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Meadow Crane's-bill · Maize
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- MaizeZea mays
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,065 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Blackbird +42
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- MagpiePica pica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Otter · Hedgehog +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Red Admiral +13
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
- PeacockAglais io
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Meadow Crane's-bill · Maize
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense
- MaizeZea mays
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepus europaeus2024
Lepus europaeus2024
BadgerMeles meles2023BadgerMeles meles2023RingletAphantopus hyperantusRingletAphantopus hyperantusPsammotettix confinisPsammotettix confinisPsammotettix confinisPsammotettix confinisCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusMacrostelesMacrostelesMacrostelesMacrostelesJavesella pellucidaJavesella pellucidaJavesella pellucidaJavesella pellucidaZyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellarisCommon Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimusCommon Club-tailGomphus vulgatissimusHolly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023CommaPolygonia c-album2023CommaPolygonia c-album2023Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023