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Castle Bank Enclosure

3 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.06471, -1.40912

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Blackbird
  • ✦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

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Lapwing, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional 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

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route917 m
Named routeRef 5Length 917 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 5Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Iron country

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Iron country

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Easington ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱People's ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦WROXTON ABBEYHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Broughton ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Trinity ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Princess Diana ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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