Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish church
1 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.27358, -0.93469
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift 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
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift 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 — Swift, Blackbird, Starling +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Mammals — Daubenton's Bat, Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel +11 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Orange-tip, Peacock +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Male-fern, Hawthorn +162 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cocayne LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Malton Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Park Lanebridleway · 262 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 262 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Photos
Remains of Kirkbymoorside Castle
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,115 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,115 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Barn Owl · Waxwing · Swift · Kestrel · Chaffinch +24
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
🦌Mammals8 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Mole · Daubenton's Bat · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Badger +3
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2021
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2022
🐝Insects45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Acrossus rufipes · Common Cockchafer +40
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
🌿Plants7 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wall Feather-moss · Woolly Thistle · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Meadow Buttercup · Bulbous Buttercup +2
- Wall Feather-mossRhynchostegium murale
- Woolly ThistleCirsium eriophorum2024
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2022
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,115 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Barn Owl · Waxwing · Swift · Kestrel · Chaffinch +24
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
🦌Mammals8 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Mole · Daubenton's Bat · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Badger +3
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2021
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Grey Squirrel
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2022
🐝Insects45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Acrossus rufipes · Common Cockchafer +40
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
🌿Plants7 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wall Feather-moss · Woolly Thistle · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Meadow Buttercup · Bulbous Buttercup +2
- Wall Feather-mossRhynchostegium murale
- Woolly ThistleCirsium eriophorum2024
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2022
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis2025
Sciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023Red FoxVulpes vulpes20232024
2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesBrown ChaferSerica brunneaBrown ChaferSerica brunneaBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humatorBlack Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humatorEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumSyrphusSyrphus2023SyrphusSyrphus2023Nicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigatorCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaIassus lanioIassus lanioIassus lanioIassus lanioWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumAsparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagiAsparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagiRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaAshy Mining BeeAndrena cinerariaGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusBrown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Mordellochroa abdominalisMordellochroa abdominalis2023Mordellochroa abdominalisMordellochroa abdominalis2023Molorchus minorMolorchus minor2023Molorchus minorMolorchus minor2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestris2023Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestris2023Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2023Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2023EupeodesEupeodes2023EupeodesEupeodes2023Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2023Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2023Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2023Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2023Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2023Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2023Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2023Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2023Thanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosus2023Thanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosus202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202314-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2023Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2023Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2022Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2022Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2022Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2022Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2022Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2022Germander Speedwell
Germander Speedwell
Veronica chamaedrys2022
Veronica chamaedrys2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022