Quadrangular castle at Beverston
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.64423, -2.20136
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Dunnock
- ✦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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Dunnock
- ✦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 — Woodpigeon, Dunnock, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Dunnock, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hornet, Gatekeeper, Peacock +14 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Palladian WayWalking route190 km▾
The Old Goal, Buckingham to Pulteney Bridge, Bath
Named routeLength 190 kmRegional walking route
Beverstonpublic footpath · 70 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 70 mPath type: residential
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route33 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Beverstonrestricted byway · 272 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 272 mPath type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
5,208 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,208 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird +49
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
🦌Mammals8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bat · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Roe Deer +3
- BatChiroptera
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Pipistrelle Bat species
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,208 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird +49
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
🦌Mammals8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bat · Brown Hare · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Roe Deer +3
- BatChiroptera
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Pipistrelle Bat species
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus
Pipistrellus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024