Motte and bailey at Denham Castle
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.23609, 0.55705
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Green-veined White +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Common Knapweed, Bramble +100 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route217 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Denham Castle with housing behind
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Wildlife to spot
7,039 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,039 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +25
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🐝Insects32 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter +27
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Red Dead-nettle · Bramble · Cleavers · Elder · Common Nettle +28
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
- CleaversGalium aparine2022
- ElderSambucus nigra2022
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,039 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +25
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🐝Insects32 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Darter +27
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Red Dead-nettle · Bramble · Cleavers · Elder · Common Nettle +28
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
- CleaversGalium aparine2022
- ElderSambucus nigra2022
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas