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Upton Castle

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📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.70599, -4.86634

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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

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Little Egret +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Little Egret +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Daisy, Sea Beet +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Daisy, Sea Beet +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lawrenny Walk, PembrokeWalking route4.8 km

Upstream from Milford Haven, find drowned wooded valleys with an expanse of salt marsh & mudflats. Traverse the steep-sided ancient oak woodland of Lawrenny, which overlooks the Daugleddau River & tidal creeks of Garron Pill & Cresswell.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:45Round tripLocal walking routeSurface asphalt

Landsker Borderlands TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Pembrokeshire Coast Path main routeWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pembroke Rail LinkCycling route

Named routeRef (4)Local cycle route

Pembroke Dock Rail LinkCycling route

Named routeRef (4)Local cycle route

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 4Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route49 m

Named routeLength 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

17,606 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,606 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Shelduck · Curlew · Jackdaw · Magpie +56

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CurlewNumenius arquata
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Common Tamarisk-moss · Daisy · Sea Beet · Red Dead-nettle

Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
DaisyBellis perennis
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,606 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Shelduck · Curlew · Jackdaw · Magpie +56

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CurlewNumenius arquata
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Common Tamarisk-moss · Daisy · Sea Beet · Red Dead-nettle

Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
DaisyBellis perennis
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Castle GreenUrban park2.6 km→🌱Lower Common ParkUrban park5 km→🦉PEMBROKE MILL PONDSNature reserve4.4 km→🌱Upper Common ParkUrban park4.8 km→⛪St Mary the Virgin ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Carew CastleHistoric site2.6 km→

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