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Gannock Castle

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52.16247, -0.30489

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Moorhen
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 126m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Moorhen
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 126m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Coot, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Coot, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coot, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — White Poplar · last seen 2025; Plants — White Poplar · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Kingfisher WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km

Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route

North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km

Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route

Ouse Valley Way 2 (Turvey to Eaton Socon)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Great Ouse Waypublic footpath · 1.2 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmPath type: footway

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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Beds)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route HDC 8Cycling route

Named routeRef HDC 8Local cycle route

Route HDC 9iCycling route

Named routeRef HDC 9iLocal cycle route

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

40,381 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,381 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2025

Black-headed Gull · Coot · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Gadwall +54

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Common GullLarus canus
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

40,381 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2025

Black-headed Gull · Coot · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Gadwall +54

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GadwallMareca strepera
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Common GullLarus canus
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Avery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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