The Howses moated site
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.00322, 0.38625
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow +62 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Otter, Badger, Long-eared Bat species +16 more · last seen 2024
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Orange-tip, Large White +42 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Campion, Oxeye Daisy, Hawthorn +22 more · last seen 2015
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Turpin's Trail 1Walking route▾
Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Turpin's Trail 3Walking route▾
Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Turpin's Trail 2Walking route▾
Second of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW04Local walking route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Part of the moat at Howses
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Wildlife to spot
2,413 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,413 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
autumnwinter
2024▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Peregrine +22
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2021
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwiftApus apus2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2017
🦌Mammals15 species
summerautumnwinter
2024▾
Otter · Badger · American Mink · Brown Hare · Barbastelle +10
- OtterLutra lutra2021
- BadgerMeles meles2022
- American MinkNeovison vison2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2016
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Meadow Brown · Large White · Box Tree Moth · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White +30
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2016
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2016
- Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2016
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,413 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
autumnwinter
2024▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Peregrine +22
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2021
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwiftApus apus2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2020
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2017
🦌Mammals15 species
summerautumnwinter
2024▾
Otter · Badger · American Mink · Brown Hare · Barbastelle +10
- OtterLutra lutra2021
- BadgerMeles meles2022
- American MinkNeovison vison2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2016
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Meadow Brown · Large White · Box Tree Moth · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White +30
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2016
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2016
- Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2016
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2016
2016
Small WhitePieris rapae2016Small WhitePieris rapae2016Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2016Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2016RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2018Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2018Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2016Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2016Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2016Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2016Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2016Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2016Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2021Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2021Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2020Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2020Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2020Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2020Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2019Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2019HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca2016Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca2016Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2016Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2016Silver YAutographa gamma2016Silver YAutographa gamma2016Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2016Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2016Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2016Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2016CommaPolygonia c-album2016CommaPolygonia c-album2016BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2016BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2016