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Site of Castlethorpe Castle

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Teal
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Teal
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 296m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Grey Heron, Teal, Mallard +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Teal, Mallard +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Meadow Brown +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Meadow Brown +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Grafton WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route

Northamptonshire RoundWalking route

Named route

Milton Keynes Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

Maltings Fieldpublic footpath · 31 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 31 mPath type: unclassified

Maltings Fieldpublic footpath · 71 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mPath type: residential

Maltings Fieldpublic footpath · 6 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mPath type: service

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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

MK Redway Super Route H4Cycling route

Named routeRef H4Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route Railway WalkCycling route

Named routeRef RWLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

MK Redway Super Route V6Cycling route

Named routeRef V6Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route V4Cycling route

Named routeRef V4Local cycle route

MK Redway Super Route H2Cycling route

Named routeRef H2Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

5,064 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,064 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Heron · Pied Wagtail · Song Thrush · Blackcap · Chiffchaff +67

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
TealAnas crecca
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GadwallMareca strepera
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoosanderMergus merganser
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little OwlAthene noctua
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwiftApus apus
MagpiePica pica
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Common GullLarus canus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria

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Insects2 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus scutatus

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,064 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Heron · Pied Wagtail · Song Thrush · Blackcap · Chiffchaff +67

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
TealAnas crecca
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GadwallMareca strepera
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoosanderMergus merganser
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little OwlAthene noctua
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwiftApus apus
MagpiePica pica
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Common GullLarus canus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus scutatus

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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