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Broughton Castle: fortified house and moat

3 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.04061, -1.39220

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldfinch
✦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

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldfinch
✦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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, 7-spot Ladybird, Agrilus cyanescens +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, 7-spot Ladybird, Agrilus cyanescens +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km

Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route

Cross Cotswold PathwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route28 m

Named routeRef 5Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route5 m

Named routeRef 5Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 5Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route34 m

Named routeRef 5Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

9,311 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,311 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

winter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Magpie · Great Tit +24

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,311 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

winter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Magpie · Great Tit +24

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Badger

BadgerMeles meles

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Easington ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱People's ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Bridge Street GardenUrban park4.8 km→🌱Bridge Street ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Broughton ParkUrban park300 m→✦WROXTON ABBEYHistoric site3.2 km→

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