Cymbeline's Castle
Getting here
51.74953, -0.79537
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ✦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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small Heath +266 more · last seen 2026
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Goldfinch +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Goldfinch +38 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Woodruff, Wall Scalewort, Cuspidate Earth-moss +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Woodruff, Wall Scalewort, Cuspidate Earth-moss +18 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
28 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Midshires WayWalking route370 km
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Round Aylesbury WalkWalking route
Pulpit Hill Fort and Nature Reserves Circular Walk, Central ChilternsWalking route2.6 km
A short walk with panoramic views across the Chiltern Escarpment & Aylesbury Vale, and the chance to explore a hidden Iron Age hillfort, beautiful beech woods & the Grangelands & Rifle Butts Nature Reserve. Includes a steep climb, steps & kissing gates.
Cradle Footpathpublic footpath · 131 m
Cradle Footpathpublic footpath · 139 m
Braided path.
Cradle Footpathpublic footpath · 248 m
🚴Cycling
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 30Cycling route
Amber WayCycling route
Jet WayCycling route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Wildlife to spot
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