Sapcote Castle and moat 3 ha
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52.53630, -1.28372
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Motte-and-bailey castle scheduled monument
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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Puccinia lapsanae, Crystal Brain, Meadow Waxcap +11 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Puccinia lapsanae, Crystal Brain, Meadow Waxcap +11 more · last seen 2026
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +530 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +530 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Coot +23 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Coot +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Snowdrop, Lesser Celandine, Bulrush +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Snowdrop, Lesser Celandine, Bulrush +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 28 signed routes nearby
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Wildlife to spot
76,084 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 76,084 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Red-legged Partridge · Magpie +15
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Red Fox · Rabbit
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 126 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Double-striped Pug · Small Quaker · Shining Hawthorn Dot · Early Thorn · Light Brown Apple Moth +121
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Shining Hawthorn Dot Stigmella hybnerella2025 Early Thorn Selenia dentaria Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria 🍄 Fungi 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Crystal Brain · Meadow Waxcap · Shaggy Inkcap · Brown Rollrim · Parasola
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2025 Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus2025 Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus2025 Parasola Parasola2025 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Bulrush · Norway Maple · Spotted Medick
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Bulrush Typha latifolia2025 Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025 Spotted Medick Medicago arabica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 76,084 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Red-legged Partridge · Magpie +15
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Red Fox · Rabbit
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 126 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Double-striped Pug · Small Quaker · Shining Hawthorn Dot · Early Thorn · Light Brown Apple Moth +121
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Small Quaker Orthosia cruda Shining Hawthorn Dot Stigmella hybnerella2025 Early Thorn Selenia dentaria Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria 🍄 Fungi 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Crystal Brain · Meadow Waxcap · Shaggy Inkcap · Brown Rollrim · Parasola
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2025 Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus2025 Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus2025 Parasola Parasola2025 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Bulrush · Norway Maple · Spotted Medick
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Bulrush Typha latifolia2025 Norway Maple Acer platanoides2025 Spotted Medick Medicago arabica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Satellite Eupsilia transversa
Agonopterix Agonopterix
Agonopterix Agonopterix
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Pale Pinion Lithophane socia
Pale Pinion Lithophane socia
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Cereal Leaf Beetle Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus
Cereal Leaf Beetle Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata
Rhamphus pulicarius Rhamphus pulicarius2025
Rhamphus pulicarius Rhamphus pulicarius2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025
Three-spot Dot Stigmella trimaculella2025
Three-spot Dot Stigmella trimaculella2025
Poplar Maze-miner Phyllocnistis unipunctella2025
Poplar Maze-miner Phyllocnistis unipunctella2025
Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella2025
Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella2025
Barred Sycamore Pigmy Stigmella speciosa2025
Barred Sycamore Pigmy Stigmella speciosa2025
Norway Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter joannisi2025
Norway Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter joannisi2025
Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella2025
Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella2025
Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella2025
Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella2025
Dark Hornbeam Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter esperella2025
Dark Hornbeam Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter esperella2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae2025
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix
Blossom Underwing Orthosia miniosa
Blossom Underwing Orthosia miniosa
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria
Pine Beauty Panolis flammea
Pine Beauty Panolis flammea
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella
Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata
Lead-coloured Drab Orthosia populeti
Lead-coloured Drab Orthosia populeti
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
March Tubic Diurnea fagella
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus
Early Oak Gall Moth Pammene giganteana
Early Oak Gall Moth Pammene giganteana
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Ash Spinner Zelleria hepariella
Ash Spinner Zelleria hepariella
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Leek Moth Acrolepiopsis assectella
Leek Moth Acrolepiopsis assectella
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella
Spring Harbinger Tortricodes alternella
Willow Midget Phyllonorycter viminiella2025
Willow Midget Phyllonorycter viminiella2025
Shoulder-spot Dot Stigmella basiguttella2025
Shoulder-spot Dot Stigmella basiguttella2025
Phytomyza chaerophylli Phytomyza chaerophylli2025
Phytomyza chaerophylli Phytomyza chaerophylli2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Betulaphis quadrituberculata Betulaphis quadrituberculata2025
Betulaphis quadrituberculata Betulaphis quadrituberculata2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Loensia variegata Loensia variegata2025
Loensia variegata Loensia variegata2025
Lygus pratensis Lygus pratensis2025
Lygus pratensis Lygus pratensis2025
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2025
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella2025
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella2025
Large Birch Dot Ectoedemia occultella2025
Large Birch Dot Ectoedemia occultella2025
Sycamore Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter geniculella2025
Sycamore Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter geniculella2025
Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi2025
Cherry Slugworm Caliroa cerasi2025
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata2025
Pine Carpet Pennithera firmata2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Common Spangle Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Agromyza alnivora Agromyza alnivora2025
Agromyza alnivora Agromyza alnivora2025
Nut Bud Moth Epinotia tenerana2025
Nut Bud Moth Epinotia tenerana2025
Rowan Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter sorbi2025
Rowan Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter sorbi2025
Alder Lift Heliozela resplendella2025
Alder Lift Heliozela resplendella2025
Shining Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter klemannella2025
Shining Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter klemannella2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2025
Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis2025
Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis2025
Rowan Dot Stigmella nylandriella2025
Rowan Dot Stigmella nylandriella2025
Pear Leaf Blister Moth Leucoptera malifoliella2025
Pear Leaf Blister Moth Leucoptera malifoliella2025
Lesser Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter stettinensis2025
Lesser Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter stettinensis2025
Alder Stilt Caloptilia elongella2025
Alder Stilt Caloptilia elongella2025
Oak Carl Tischeria ekebladella2025
Oak Carl Tischeria ekebladella2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Lime Dot Stigmella tiliae2025
Lime Dot Stigmella tiliae2025
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2025
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2025
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2025
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Least Hawthorn Dot Stigmella perpygmaeella2025
Least Hawthorn Dot Stigmella perpygmaeella2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Trichopalpus fraternus Trichopalpus fraternus2025
Trichopalpus fraternus Trichopalpus fraternus2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter acerifoliella2025
Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter acerifoliella2025
Shining Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter schreberella2025
Shining Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter schreberella2025
Plain Elm Dot Stigmella viscerella2025
Plain Elm Dot Stigmella viscerella2025
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella2025
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella2025
Beautiful Elm Dot Stigmella lemniscella2025
Beautiful Elm Dot Stigmella lemniscella2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2025
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2025
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora2025
Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner Heterarthrus fiora2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri2025
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris2025
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella2025
Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella2025
Liriomyza amoena Liriomyza amoena2025
Liriomyza amoena Liriomyza amoena2025
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella2025
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella2025
Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae2025
Common Thorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Psammotettix confinis Psammotettix confinis2025
Psammotettix confinis Psammotettix confinis2025
Delicate Mythimna vitellina2025
Delicate Mythimna vitellina2025
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata2025
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata2025
Psammotettix alienus Psammotettix alienus2025
Psammotettix alienus Psammotettix alienus2025
Callicorixa praeusta Callicorixa praeusta2025
Callicorixa praeusta Callicorixa praeusta2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2025
Tipula fulvipennis Tipula fulvipennis2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025
Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago2025
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