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Rougemont Castle ringwork and bailey and associated fishponds and outwork

11 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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53.91209, -1.55148

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
✦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

🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Moorhen +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Moorhen +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Himalayan Balsam +38 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Himalayan Balsam +38 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Syrphus, 14-spot Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Syrphus, 14-spot Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Common Nettle, Mouse-ear-hawkweed

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ebor WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Dales Way LinkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Harrogate RingwayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

6,863 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,863 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

springwinter

2025

Moorhen · Redwing · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Cormorant +65

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
CootFulica atra2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
TealAnas crecca2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
SiskinSpinus spinus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
SwiftApus apus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Water Vole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Water VoleArvicola amphibius

🐝

Insects23 species

spring

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Syrphus · 14-spot Ladybird · Hornet · Eristalis intricaria +18

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
SyrphusSyrphus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
HornetVespa crabro2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Violet Black-legged Robberfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,863 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

springwinter

2025

Moorhen · Redwing · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Cormorant +65

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
CootFulica atra2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
TealAnas crecca2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
SiskinSpinus spinus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
SwiftApus apus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Water Vole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Water VoleArvicola amphibius

🐝

Insects23 species

spring

2025

Banded Demoiselle · Syrphus · 14-spot Ladybird · Hornet · Eristalis intricaria +18

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
SyrphusSyrphus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
HornetVespa crabro2024
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Violet Black-legged Robberfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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