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Painscastle Castle

2 ha

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Dogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.10742, -3.21872

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Dipper, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Dipper, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Powdercap Strangler, Meadow Waxcap, Spangle Waxcap +19 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Powdercap Strangler, Meadow Waxcap, Spangle Waxcap +19 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Red Admiral +202 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Red Admiral +202 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Sparganium, Waterweed +5 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Sparganium, Waterweed +5 more · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 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
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Cycling

5 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 (Central)Cycling route
Named routeRef 8National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 42Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.8 km
Named routeRef 8Length 6.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bailey at Painscastle Castle

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bailey at Painscastle Castle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St David's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→⛳Rhosgoch Golf ClubGolf course3.1 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⛪Hermon Congregational ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛳Rhosgoch Golf & Leisure ClubGolf course3.1 km→

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