Spofforth Castle magnates' residence
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.95493, -1.45175
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Londis — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Londis — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: SPOFFORTH CASTLE, RUINS
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax, Platycheirus albimanus +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 67
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Harrogate RingwayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Knaresborough RoundWalking route32 km▾
Named routeLength 32 kmLocal walking route
Harrogate and Knaresborough Heritage TrailWalking route▾
35 km trail passing many historic buildings and sites. Not waymarked. Easy walking.
Named routeLocal walking route
51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 665Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Route 636Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 636National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route179 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 179 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route122 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 122 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The OwlMountain bike route▾
The KestrelMountain bike route▾
Red Kite TrailMountain bike route▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Manor Bridgebridleway · 9 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mPath type: bridleway
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
15,556 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,556 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin +48
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- RavenCorvus corax
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Stictopleurus punctatonervosus · Platycheirus scutatus · Eristalis horticola +3
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
- Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Potato
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,556 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin +48
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- RavenCorvus corax
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Stictopleurus punctatonervosus · Platycheirus scutatus · Eristalis horticola +3
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
- Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Potato
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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