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Stowting castle

WildlifeHeritageBirds

Public accessDogs welcome

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51.13813, 1.03276

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Elham Valley WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 40kmRegional walking route

European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route

Named routeRef E9International walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km

Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route

Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent)Cycling route

Named routeRef 17Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route26 m

Named routeRef 17Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route41 m

Named routeRef 17Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route685 m

Named routeRef 17Length 685 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route2 km

Named routeRef 17Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,387 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,387 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Kestrel +36

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐝

Insects34 species

autumn

2026

Small White · Large White · Small Heath · Common Blue · Brown Argus +29

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
ConopidaeConopidae2025
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2023
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2021
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2020
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2020
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,387 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Kestrel +36

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐝

Insects34 species

autumn

2026

Small White · Large White · Small Heath · Common Blue · Brown Argus +29

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
ConopidaeConopidae2025
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024
EristalisEristalis2024
Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2023
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2021
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2021
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2020
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2020
Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2020
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Nick Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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