Univallate hillfort and medieval tower, 750m East of Callaly Castle
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
55.38141, -1.90645
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch 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
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch 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 — Chaffinch, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bombus lucorum, Common Carder Bee, Riband Wave +111 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bird's-nest Orchid, Bifid Crestwort, Endive Pellia +20 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Baeomyces rufus, Cladonia diversa, Lepraria incana s. lat. +1 more · last seen 2015
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10.2 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 10.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Hill fort on Castle Hill east of Callaly
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,398 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,398 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Song Thrush · Wren · Woodpigeon +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Great TitParus major2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2024▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🦎Reptiles3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2023
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2021
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syrphus · Common Carder Bee · Heath Bumblebee · Eristalis pertinax · Green Tiger Beetle +8
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2021
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
🌿Plants7 species
springsummer
2023▾
Bird's-nest Orchid · Sanicle · Bugle · Wood Avens · Herb-Robert +2
- Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis
- SanicleSanicula europaea
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Water AvensGeum rivale2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,398 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Song Thrush · Wren · Woodpigeon +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Great TitParus major2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2024▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🦎Reptiles3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2023
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2021
🐝Insects13 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syrphus · Common Carder Bee · Heath Bumblebee · Eristalis pertinax · Green Tiger Beetle +8
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2021
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
🌿Plants7 species
springsummer
2023▾
Bird's-nest Orchid · Sanicle · Bugle · Wood Avens · Herb-Robert +2
- Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis
- SanicleSanicula europaea
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Water AvensGeum rivale2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tormentil
Tormentil
Potentilla erecta2021
Potentilla erecta2021