Motte and bailey castle
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.21426, -2.52186
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow 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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow 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 — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Sericostoma personatum, Small Tortoiseshell +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Snowdrop, Cock's-foot, Holly +55 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Parkland WalkWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 km
Herefordshire Views WalkWalking route1 km▾
Named routeLength 1 km
Woodland WalkWalking route1.9 km▾
Named routeLength 1.9 km
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,126 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,126 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Dunnock · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Dark Giant Horsefly · Common Cockchafer
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2024
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024
Lesser Trefoil · Wood-sorrel · White Dead-nettle · Germander Speedwell · Common Chickweed +17
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- IvyHedera helix
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,126 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Dunnock · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Dark Giant Horsefly · Common Cockchafer
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2024
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024
Lesser Trefoil · Wood-sorrel · White Dead-nettle · Germander Speedwell · Common Chickweed +17
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- IvyHedera helix
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
