The Mote Castle mound, medieval motte castle and site of late medieval beacon
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.94402, -2.73004
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 181m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Marmalade Hoverfly, Small Tortoiseshell +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km▾
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route630 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 630 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route428 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route480 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 480 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
13,385 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,385 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Long-tailed Tit · House Martin · Dunnock · Jackdaw · Robin +14
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana
Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus +21
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Himalayan Balsam · Harebell · Red Campion · Wall-rue · Hawthorn +99
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,385 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds19 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Long-tailed Tit · House Martin · Dunnock · Jackdaw · Robin +14
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana
Syrphus · Marmalade Hoverfly · 2-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus +21
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Himalayan Balsam · Harebell · Red Campion · Wall-rue · Hawthorn +99
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
