Bury Castle
✦ Ancient woodland2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
50.49662, -4.63071
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Chaffinch
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Chaffinch
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Great Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
Historic site with public access
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Non-biting midges, Protonemura, Simulium +21 more · last seen 2025
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Camel TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef CAMPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route866 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 866 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route130 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 130 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route669 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 669 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
20 photos from nearby open sources
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,045 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,045 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds54 species
winterspringautumn
2025Great Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon
+49 more speciesHide species list
All 54 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwiftApus apus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025Roe Deer · Brown Rat
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026Common Frog
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2025Non-biting midges · Protonemura · Simulium · Siphonoperla torrentium · Beautiful Demoiselle
+19 more speciesHide species list
All 24 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae
- ProtonemuraProtonemura
- SimuliumSimulium
- Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,045 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds54 species
winterspringautumn
2025Great Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon
+49 more speciesHide species list
All 54 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwiftApus apus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025Roe Deer · Brown Rat
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026Common Frog
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2025Non-biting midges · Protonemura · Simulium · Siphonoperla torrentium · Beautiful Demoiselle
+19 more speciesHide species list
All 24 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Non-biting midgesChironomidae
- ProtonemuraProtonemura
- SimuliumSimulium
- Siphonoperla torrentiumSiphonoperla torrentium
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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