Clare Castle Country Park
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🛝 Family🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
52.07699, 0.58412
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Platform One Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Platform One Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +51 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 67 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
London to Walsingham - stage 04 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW04 Local walking route
Show on map Wool Towns Walk Walking route 50 km ▾
Named route Length 50 km
Show on map Stour Valley Path part 2 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map London to Walsingham - stage 05 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW05 Local walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Path public footpath · 15 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 15 m Path type: track
Show on map Stour Valley Path public footpath · 9 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 9 m Path type: path
Show on map Stour Valley Path public footpath · 17 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 17 m Path type: track
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Long Lane byway open to all traffic · 1.4 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1.4 km Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Photos Clare old station, Malting Lane in Clare Castle Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
8,299 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,299 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Gadwall Mareca strepera Coal Tit Periparus ater Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Skylark Alauda arvensis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia Badger · Muntjac · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Harlequin Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Hairy Dragonfly · Cream-spot Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 🌿 Plants 28 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Alexanders · Knotted Hedge-parsley · Lords-and-Ladies · Ivy · Mare's-tail +23
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Knotted Hedge-parsley Torilis nodosa2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Ivy Hedera helix Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris2025 Horse-chestnut Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,299 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Gadwall Mareca strepera Coal Tit Periparus ater Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Skylark Alauda arvensis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia Badger · Muntjac · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Harlequin Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Hairy Dragonfly · Cream-spot Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 🌿 Plants 28 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Alexanders · Knotted Hedge-parsley · Lords-and-Ladies · Ivy · Mare's-tail +23
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Knotted Hedge-parsley Torilis nodosa2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Ivy Hedera helix Mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris2025 Horse-chestnut Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aesculus hippocastanum
Aesculus hippocastanum
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis
Abraham-Isaac-Jacob Trachystemon orientalis
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2025
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2025
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2025
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum2025
Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus2025
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus2025 