Mouse Castle Wood
✦ Ancient woodland40 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome40 ha
Getting here
52.07546, -3.09852
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Himalayan Honeysuckle +148 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Dandelion, Elder +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +162 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Lôn Las Cymru (South)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route680 m▾
Named routeRef 42Length 680 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route144 m▾
Named routeRef 42Length 144 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route347 m▾
Named routeRef 42Length 347 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,477 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,477 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Swift · Chaffinch · Swallow +36
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
🦌Mammals11 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Badger · Mole · American Mink · Roe Deer +6
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- American MinkNeovison vison
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Tortoise Bug +31
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
- Scaeva pyrastri
🌿Plants18 species
winterspring
2026▾
Wall-rue · Common Field-speedwell · Petty Spurge · Summer Snowflake · Toothwort +13
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum
- ToothwortLathraea squamaria2025
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,477 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Swift · Chaffinch · Swallow +36
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
🦌Mammals11 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Badger · Mole · American Mink · Roe Deer +6
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea
- American MinkNeovison vison
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · Tree Bumblebee · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Tortoise Bug +31
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
- Scaeva pyrastri
🌿Plants18 species
winterspring
2026▾
Wall-rue · Common Field-speedwell · Petty Spurge · Summer Snowflake · Toothwort +13
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum
- ToothwortLathraea squamaria2025
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024OtterLutra lutraOtterLutra lutraRabbitOryctolagus cuniculusRabbitOryctolagus cuniculusCommon ShrewSorex araneusCommon ShrewSorex araneusWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusScaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisPithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkeliiSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaTree WaspDolichovespula sylvestrisTree WaspDolichovespula sylvestrisYellow May DunHeptagenia sulphureaYellow May DunHeptagenia sulphureaEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataHalesusHalesus2024HalesusHalesus2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Small Yellow-legged RobberflyDioctria linearis2024Small Yellow-legged RobberflyDioctria linearis2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024Plagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicolora2024Plagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicolora20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024AphodiusAphodius2023AphodiusAphodius2023Megaselia lutescensMegaselia lutescens2023Megaselia lutescensMegaselia lutescens2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus20232025
2025
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2025Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2025Common PottiaTortula truncata2025Common PottiaTortula truncata2025Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2025Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2025Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2023Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2023Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023