Segsbury or Letcombe Castle (iron age fort) 19 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome 19 ha
Getting here
51.55788, -1.44603
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ✦ 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
🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Cheilosia soror +122 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway; Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Vale Way Walking route 43 km ▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named route Length 43 km Local walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 544 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 544 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wantage/Grove Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Ridgeway restricted byway · 1.6 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.6 km Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Photos The fortification around Segsbury Castle
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Wildlife to spot
16,758 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,758 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Kingfisher · Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Wren +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Pipistrelle
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia soror · Sphaerophoria scripta · Sphaerophoria · Eristalis tenax +51
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025 Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,758 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Kingfisher · Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Wren +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Pipistrelle
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia soror · Sphaerophoria scripta · Sphaerophoria · Eristalis tenax +51
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025 Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025 Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum2025
Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum Melangyna compositarum/labiatarum2025
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2025
Cheilosia impressa Cheilosia impressa2025
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus2025
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2025
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca2025
Pipiza austriaca Pipiza austriaca2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2025
Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Brassy Long-horn Nemophora metallica2025
Brassy Long-horn Nemophora metallica2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Chrysogaster cemiteriorum Chrysogaster cemiteriorum2025
Chrysogaster cemiteriorum Chrysogaster cemiteriorum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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