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GRIMSTHORPE CASTLE

954 ha

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome954 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Greylag Goose
  • 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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Cormorant +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: GRIMSTHORPE CASTLE AND NORTH COURT; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Cormorant +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Wood Avens, Common Feather-moss +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Danelaw WayWalking route
Named route
Chestnut Avenuepublic footpath · 22 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mPath type: service
Scottlethorpe Roadpublic footpath · 275 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 275 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Four Mile Ridingpublic footpath · 292 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 292 mSurface dirtPath type: track
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Park Lanebridleway · 12 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 12 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Park Lanebridleway · 282 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 282 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Park Lanebridleway · 154 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 154 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ford in Woods at Grimsthorpe Castle

Ford in Woods at Grimsthorpe Castle

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