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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
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Getting here
52.07712, 0.58282
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Visiting this summer
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
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 57 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW04Local walking route
Wool Towns WalkWalking route50 km▾
Named routeLength 50 km
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 05Walking route▾
Named routeRef LW05Local walking route
Stour Valley Pathpublic footpath · 15 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mPath type: track
Stour Valley Pathpublic footpath · 9 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: path
Stour Valley Pathpublic footpath · 17 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mPath type: track
Photos
Clare Castle Motte, spiral footpath
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,299 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,299 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Mallard · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +40
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
Badger · Muntjac · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Harlequin Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Hairy Dragonfly · Cream-spot Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
🌿Plants28 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Alexanders · Knotted Hedge-parsley · Lords-and-Ladies · Ivy · Mare's-tail +23
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2025
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- IvyHedera helix
- Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris2025
- Horse-chestnut
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,299 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Mallard · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird +40
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
Badger · Muntjac · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Harlequin Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Hairy Dragonfly · Cream-spot Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
🌿Plants28 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Alexanders · Knotted Hedge-parsley · Lords-and-Ladies · Ivy · Mare's-tail +23
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2025
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- IvyHedera helix
- Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris2025
- Horse-chestnut
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aesculus hippocastanum
Aesculus hippocastanum
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