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Castle of Mey Gardens

1 ha

📷 Andrew Tryon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

58.64691, -3.22623

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Mallard +103 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Mallard +103 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Syrphus, St Marks Fly, Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, St Marks Fly, Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (John o' Groats)Mountain bike route223.7 km

Named routeLength 223.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

3,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

springsummer

2025

Goldfinch · Swallow · Stonechat · Blackbird · Yellowhammer +60

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackbirdTurdus merula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RobinErithacus rubecula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great White EgretArdea alba
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CurlewNumenius arquata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Rock DoveColumba livia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SiskinSpinus spinus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
KnotCalidris canutus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DunlinCalidris alpina
TealAnas crecca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RedshankTringa totanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MerlinFalco columbarius
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
EiderSomateria mollissima
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi · Syrphus · Empis livida · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly +1

Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi
SyrphusSyrphus
Empis lividaEmpis livida
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
St Marks FlyBibio marci

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

springsummer

2025

Goldfinch · Swallow · Stonechat · Blackbird · Yellowhammer +60

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
BlackbirdTurdus merula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RobinErithacus rubecula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great White EgretArdea alba
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CurlewNumenius arquata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Rock DoveColumba livia
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SiskinSpinus spinus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
KnotCalidris canutus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DunlinCalidris alpina
TealAnas crecca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RedshankTringa totanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MerlinFalco columbarius
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
EiderSomateria mollissima
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi · Syrphus · Empis livida · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly +1

Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi
SyrphusSyrphus
Empis lividaEmpis livida
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
St Marks FlyBibio marci

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas