🌱 Urban park

Castle Field

12 ha

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.38449, -0.69985

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7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Goldfinch, Shoveler, Coal Tit +75 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Goldfinch, Shoveler, Coal Tit +75 more · last seen 2026; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Insect spotting

Good match

Free

Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, 24-spot Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2026; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Family friendly

Good match

Free

Urban park — family destination

Picnic day out

Good match

Free

Urban park — open green space

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Main RouteCycling route690 m▾

Named routeRef 552Length 690 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route941 m▾

Named routeRef 552Length 941 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route170 m▾

Named routeRef 552Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route526 m▾

Named routeRef 552Length 526 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

About this urban park

Castle Field is a urban park covering 12 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

36,202 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

36,202 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds78 species

autumnwinter

2026

Goldfinch · Shoveler · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit

+73 more species

All 78 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
CootFulica atra2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

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Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Hare · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Stoat

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Red-eared Terrapin

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

🐝

Insects6 species

autumn

2026

Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · 24-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Nimbus contaminatus

+1 more species

All 6 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2025

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Plants2 species

spring

2026

White Comfrey · Garlic Mustard

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

36,202 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds78 species

autumnwinter

2026

Goldfinch · Shoveler · Coal Tit · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit

+73 more species

All 78 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
CootFulica atra2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Hare · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Stoat

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2025

Red-eared Terrapin

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

🐝

Insects6 species

autumn

2026

Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · 24-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Nimbus contaminatus

+1 more species

All 6 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2025

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Plants2 species

spring

2026

White Comfrey · Garlic Mustard

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castle Way, Barton Seagrave

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Photos

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castle Way, Barton Seagrave

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

🌱 Visiting this spring

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · 498m

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Picnic spot

5 · 272m away

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Toilets

2 · 291m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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