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Brimpsfield Castle

1 ha

📷 Sharon Loxton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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51.81350, -2.08716

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow 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

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow 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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Pheasant +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Pheasant +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Blaps mortisaga, Reduvius personatus, Common Red Soldier Beetle +5 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route

Gustav Holst Way (Cranham Church to Crickley Hill)Walking route5.7 km

Named routeLength 5.7 kmRegional walking route

Gustav Holst Way (Crickley Hill to Holst Birthplace Museum)Walking route7.2 km

Named routeLength 7.2 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National BywayCycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Cotswold CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

Brimpsfield Parkbridleway · 236 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 236 mPath type: service

Brimpsfield Parkbridleway · 224 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 224 mPath type: service

Brimpsfield Parkbridleway · 101 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 101 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

10,650 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,650 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummer

2026

Red-legged Partridge · Raven · Robin · Carrion Crow · Pheasant +53

Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Little OwlAthene noctua
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2024

Blaps mortisaga · Reduvius personatus

Blaps mortisagaBlaps mortisaga
Reduvius personatusReduvius personatus

🍄

Fungi1 species

winter

2024

Polycephalomyces tomentosus

Polycephalomyces tomentosusPolycephalomyces tomentosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,650 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummer

2026

Red-legged Partridge · Raven · Robin · Carrion Crow · Pheasant +53

Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Little OwlAthene noctua
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2024

Blaps mortisaga · Reduvius personatus

Blaps mortisagaBlaps mortisaga
Reduvius personatusReduvius personatus

🍄

Fungi1 species

winter

2024

Polycephalomyces tomentosus

Polycephalomyces tomentosusPolycephalomyces tomentosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Sharon Loxton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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