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Camp in beautiful private glades in the heart of our 60 acre conservation project in North Norfolk

11/09/2026

Last weekend of the season 🌅

What a year for wildlife: multiple quails, two broods of barn owls fledged, a new resident fox, 30+ clouded yellows in the meadows, and pantaloon bees in the sandy banks.

Out in the wildacres, hawthorn and bramble thickets are emerging and are already home to nesting whitethroats.

Thank you to every camper who supported the project this year.

Exciting plans on the horizon… watch this space 👀

See you next May!

28/08/2026

Happy August Bank Holiday weekend! 🌞 🤦‍♂️

21/08/2026

A dance in the meadow.

These beautiful blues battling against the wind. The recent rain will endurance a new flush of flowers for them to feast on 💚

15/08/2026

Epic sunsets at the moment 🌞

Great to have a campsite full of peaceful nature loving people 💚

04/08/2026

It's Owl Appreciation Day, and we've got a lot to appreciate.

Four species recorded here at Castle Wild Camp so far: barn owls quartering the meadows at dusk, tawnies calling through the woods after dark, little owls (like this one) perched up on the old posts and hedgerow trees, and short-eared owls foraging.

Just the long-eared to go. One day 🦉

01/08/2026

Ants farming aphids on a hawthorn sapling that seeded itself into our wildacres field. They guard the herd, the aphids pay in honeydew - a partnership millions of years old, on a tree that wasn't here three years ago.

31/07/2026

Great to see they're all at it now 🕺 💃 🎶

30/07/2026

Last summer we recorded our very first clouded yellow here - a single butterfly passing through the meadows. Today we've recorded over 30 of them, flitting between the flower heads in golden flashes.

Clouded yellows are migrants, arriving from southern Europe and North Africa, and in good years they turn up in real numbers. It looks like 2026 might be one of those years - and it's a lovely sign that our meadows are giving them exactly what they need.

Keep your eyes peeled if you're staying with us. They're fast fliers, but that buttery yellow is unmistakable....

27/07/2026

🔥➡️💧 Campfires paused at Castle Wild Camp - here's why.

Norfolk Fire & Rescue attended over 200 outdoor fires in the first two weeks of July alone, and their advice is clear: no open fires while the ground is this dry. As a conservation site surrounded by the habitats and wildlife we exist to protect, we've made the tough decision to pause campfires.

So until the fire severity rating drops: no campfires. Gas stoves are fine — every glade has its own slab cooking base ready to go.

The fires will be back. The barn owls, deer, pantaloon bees and ancient hedgerows wouldn't be. Easy call, honestly.

Thanks for camping with care and helping to protect the special site we've created 🏕️💚

21/07/2026

Dinner time! Great to see all 3 chicks doing well and out on the balcony.

Not so good to see a thriving spider population right in front of the camera 🤣

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New Road
Baconsthorpe

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http://www.castlewildcamp.co.uk/

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