Motte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting Church
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.13803, 1.03274
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ✦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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Elham Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km▾
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route685 m▾
Named routeRef 17Length 685 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 17Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St. Mary the Virgin Church, Stowting
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Wildlife to spot
5,386 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,386 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Kestrel +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Small White · Common Blue · Small Heath · Brown Argus · Red Admiral +29
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,386 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Kestrel +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Small White · Common Blue · Small Heath · Brown Argus · Red Admiral +29
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataMigrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025ConopidaeConopidae2025ConopidaeConopidae2025Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024EristalisEristalis2024EristalisEristalis2024Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2023Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2023Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2021Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2021Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2020Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2020Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2020Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2020Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019