Motte and bailey castle 160m north of Castle Mill Farm
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
50.76047, -2.68059
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦28+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant 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
- 🐦28+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant 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 — Pheasant, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +25 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Fallow Deer, Grey Squirrel, Roe Deer +12 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 267Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 267National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route171 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 171 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route25 m▾
Named routeRef 267Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route489 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 489 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route106 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Motte and Bailey, Castle Hill near Powerstock
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Wildlife to spot
13,337 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,337 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jay · Bullfinch +7
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Muntjac +4
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,337 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jay · Bullfinch +7
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Muntjac +4
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red DeerCervus elaphus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
Rattus norvegicus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeusHedgehogErinaceus europaeus