Whorlton Castle: a motte and bailey and tower house with associated garden, earthworks, ponds, park pale, field system, deserted village and church
15 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
54.41489, -1.25743
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dunnock and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dunnock and Blue Tit
- ✦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 — Dunnock, Blue Tit, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: WHORLTON CASTLE GATEHOUSE; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Dunnock, Blue Tit, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Meadow Buttercup, Rosa canina +269 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lyke Wake WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route96 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route189 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Hutton Rudby BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef BMX
Photos
Graveyard,Whorlton Church
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Wildlife to spot
2,762 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,762 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Curlew · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird · Swift +40
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- SwiftApus apus2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2017
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2017
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2017
- Great TitParus major2017
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2017
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2017
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2017
- MagpiePica pica2017
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2017
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2017
- RookCorvus frugilegus2017
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2016
- Common GullLarus canus2016
Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Mole · Rabbit · Fallow Deer +3
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Red Admiral · Small White · Peacock · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell +17
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- PeacockAglais io2018
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Bluebell · Hyacinthoides · Common Spotted-orchid · Spiked Sedge · Chicory +5
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2019
- HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2018
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2016
- Spiked SedgeCarex spicata
- ChicoryCichorium intybus2022
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,762 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Curlew · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird · Swift +40
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- SwiftApus apus2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2017
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2017
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2017
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2017
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2017
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2017
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2017
- Great TitParus major2017
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2017
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2017
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2017
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2017
- MagpiePica pica2017
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2017
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2017
- RookCorvus frugilegus2017
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2016
- Common GullLarus canus2016
Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Mole · Rabbit · Fallow Deer +3
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2016
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Red Admiral · Small White · Peacock · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell +17
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- PeacockAglais io2018
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Bluebell · Hyacinthoides · Common Spotted-orchid · Spiked Sedge · Chicory +5
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2019
- HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2018
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2016
- Spiked SedgeCarex spicata
- ChicoryCichorium intybus2022
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo nothaBroadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo nothaRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiSpotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2024Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2024Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2022Black Carrion BeetlePhosphuga atrata2022Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2022Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis2022Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis2022Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2020Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2020Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018CommaPolygonia c-album2017CommaPolygonia c-album20172019
2019
Red CampionSilene dioica2019Red CampionSilene dioica2019Rubus conjungensRubus conjungens2018Rubus conjungensRubus conjungens2018Swedish GoosefootChenopodium suecicum2016Swedish GoosefootChenopodium suecicum2016Curly WaterweedLagarosiphon major2016Curly WaterweedLagarosiphon major2016