Motte and bailey castle immediately south west of The Moat 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
52.41663, -3.19491
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Motte-and-bailey castle scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Robin +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Robin +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cuckooflower, Water-purslane, Wood Horsetail +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cuckooflower, Water-purslane, Wood Horsetail +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Eristalis pertinax, Southern Hawker +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Eristalis pertinax, Southern Hawker +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Black Currant, Raspberry, Hawthorn +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Glyndŵr's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 217km National walking route
Show on map Heart of Wales Line Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans Cambrian Way Mountain bike route ▾
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
3,131 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,131 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Great Tit · Bullfinch +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Barn Owl Tyto alba Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Merlin Falco columbarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Swift Apus apus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Siskin Spinus spinus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Badger +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Large Red Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Southern Hawker · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · 7-spot Ladybird +21
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cuckooflower · Water-purslane · Wood Horsetail · Marsh Violet · Holly +19
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Water-purslane Lythrum portula Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum Marsh Violet Viola palustris Holly Ilex aquifolium2024 Red Campion Silene dioica2024 Yarrow Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,131 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Great Tit · Bullfinch +39
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Barn Owl Tyto alba Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Merlin Falco columbarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Swift Apus apus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Siskin Spinus spinus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Badger +3
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Large Red Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax · Southern Hawker · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · 7-spot Ladybird +21
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Cuckooflower · Water-purslane · Wood Horsetail · Marsh Violet · Holly +19
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Water-purslane Lythrum portula Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum Marsh Violet Viola palustris Holly Ilex aquifolium2024 Red Campion Silene dioica2024 Yarrow Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Vole
Field Vole
Microtus agrestis2024
Microtus agrestis2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 2-spot Ladybird
2-spot Ladybird
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
Tree Wasp Dolichovespula sylvestris
Tree Wasp Dolichovespula sylvestris
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Red-backed Furrow Bee Lasioglossum laevigatum
Red-backed Furrow Bee Lasioglossum laevigatum
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Sleepy Carpenter Bee Chelostoma florisomne
Sleepy Carpenter Bee Chelostoma florisomne
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2024
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2024
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2024
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Achillea millefolium2024
Achillea millefolium2024
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2024
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2024
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2024
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2024
Black Currant Ribes nigrum2024
Black Currant Ribes nigrum2024
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2024
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Oval Sedge Carex leporina2024
Oval Sedge Carex leporina2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris2024
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris2024
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2024
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre2024
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus2024
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus2024
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2024
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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