The Mount: a motte castle in Stebbing Park
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.89337, 0.40806
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Vine's Rustic +162 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup +26 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 03Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW03Local walking route
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route66 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 16Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route49 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route21 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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Wildlife to spot
4,788 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,788 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Woodpigeon · Reed Bunting · House Sparrow · Raven +27
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- MagpiePica pica2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- Great TitParus major2021
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Otter · Badger · Red Fox · Muntjac · Rabbit +4
- OtterLutra lutra
- BadgerMeles meles2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2021
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2022▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2021
Marmalade Hoverfly · Vine Weevil · Green Shieldbug · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Sphaerophoria scripta +7
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2022
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Green DrakeEphemera danica
Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle · Creeping Buttercup · Curled Dock · Common Couch +21
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Common CouchElymus repens
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,788 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Woodpigeon · Reed Bunting · House Sparrow · Raven +27
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- MagpiePica pica2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- Great TitParus major2021
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Otter · Badger · Red Fox · Muntjac · Rabbit +4
- OtterLutra lutra
- BadgerMeles meles2022
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2021
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2022▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2021
Marmalade Hoverfly · Vine Weevil · Green Shieldbug · Eriothrix rufomaculata · Sphaerophoria scripta +7
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2022
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
- Green DrakeEphemera danica
Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle · Creeping Buttercup · Curled Dock · Common Couch +21
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Common CouchElymus repens
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2022Brown RatRattus norvegicus2022MoleTalpa europaea2022MoleTalpa europaea2022Fallow DeerDama dama2022Fallow DeerDama dama2022Meadow Grasshopper
Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus2022
Pseudochorthippus parallelus2022
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2022Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2022Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Barren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon SorrelRumex acetosa2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021