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Barton Seagrave Castle

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.38492, -0.69974

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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
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ 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
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Shoveler, Coal Tit +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Shoveler, Coal Tit +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, 24-spot Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, 24-spot Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — White Comfrey, Garlic Mustard · last seen 2026; Plants — White Comfrey, Garlic Mustard · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Main RouteCycling route690 m

Named routeRef 552Length 690 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route941 m

Named routeRef 552Length 941 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route170 m

Named routeRef 552Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route526 m

Named routeRef 552Length 526 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

37,210 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

37,210 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

winter

2026

Shoveler · Song Thrush · Long-tailed Tit · Teal · Red Kite +61

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CootFulica atra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

24-spot Ladybird

24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

White Comfrey · Garlic Mustard

White ComfreySymphytum orientale
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

37,210 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

winter

2026

Shoveler · Song Thrush · Long-tailed Tit · Teal · Red Kite +61

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
CootFulica atra2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

24-spot Ladybird

24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

White Comfrey · Garlic Mustard

White ComfreySymphytum orientale
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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