Rockingham Castle, shrunken medieval village, moat and warrens
22 ha
Plan your visit
🌿Foraging🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Free entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
52.51261, -0.72258
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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
- ☕Rockingham Castle Tea Rooms — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Rockingham Castle Tea Rooms — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Main RouteCycling route138 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Herbaceous borders in Rockingham Castle grounds
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Wildlife to spot
6,742 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,742 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common Ragwort · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Garlic Mustard · Dwarf Mallow · Common Mouse-ear +159
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Lesser BurdockArctium minus
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- Greater Celandine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,742 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common Ragwort · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Garlic Mustard · Dwarf Mallow · Common Mouse-ear +159
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Lesser BurdockArctium minus
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
- Greater Celandine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chelidonium majus
Chelidonium majus
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaAnnual MercuryMercurialis annuaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataGreen Field-speedwellVeronica agrestisGreen Field-speedwellVeronica agrestisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCanadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensisCanadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensisGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaAubretiaAubrieta deltoideaAubretiaAubrieta deltoideaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumWelted ThistleCarduus crispusWelted ThistleCarduus crispusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaPigweedAmaranthusPigweedAmaranthusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumRapeBrassica napusRapeBrassica napusSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesField MadderSherardia arvensisField MadderSherardia arvensisHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumRound-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifoliumRound-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifoliumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparinePerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusBlue PassionflowerPassiflora caeruleaBlue PassionflowerPassiflora caeruleaWestern Red-cedarThuja plicataWestern Red-cedarThuja plicataRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaChicoryCichorium intybusChicoryCichorium intybusMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumShaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiataShaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiataToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusSunflowerHelianthus annuusSunflowerHelianthus annuusHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumHooker's HebeVeronica brachysiphonHooker's HebeVeronica brachysiphonTernate-leaved CinquefoilPotentilla norvegicaTernate-leaved CinquefoilPotentilla norvegicaBorageBorago officinalisBorageBorago officinalisCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareFern-grassCatapodium rigidumFern-grassCatapodium rigidumSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumMusk Stork's-billErodium moschatumMusk Stork's-billErodium moschatumGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaGarden LavenderLavandula angustifoliaGarden LavenderLavandula angustifoliaBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaFool's ParsleyAethusa cynapiumFool's ParsleyAethusa cynapiumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaBox-leaved HoneysuckleLonicera pileataBox-leaved HoneysuckleLonicera pileataCommon CudweedFilago germanicaCommon CudweedFilago germanicaRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusBuckler-FernDryopterisBuckler-FernDryopterisEuropean LarchLarix deciduaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaLeyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandiiLeyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandiiSoapwortSaponaria officinalisSoapwortSaponaria officinalisNorway SprucePicea abiesNorway SprucePicea abiesSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaNarrow-leaved Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus tenuisNarrow-leaved Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus tenuisCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaPot MarigoldCalendula officinalisPot MarigoldCalendula officinalisCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaSwedish Whitebeam (aggregate)Sorbus intermediaSwedish Whitebeam (aggregate)Sorbus intermediaWater BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridisCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaEvents & activities nearby
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