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Totternhoe Castle: a motte and bailey castle, medieval quarries and cultivation terraces

10 ha
WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Sphaerophoria scripta, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Blackthorn, Hazel +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Harebell, Carline Thistle +98 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Harebell, Carline Thistle +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stone Age Walk, Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade EstateWalking route4.8 km

Take a stroll through history. This walk will take you past Five Knolls; a series of ancient burial mounds which are thought to have been here for over 4,000 years.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
FP30public footpath · 251 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 251 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606Cycling route
Named routeRef 606National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 574Cycling route
Named routeRef 574National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route228 m
Named routeRef 6Length 228 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route954 m
Named routeRef 6Length 954 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

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
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
BOAT 3byway open to all traffic · 90 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 90 mPath type: track

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