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Historic site

Castle Hill: a motte castle 250m east of Hanby Hall Farm

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

Getting here

53.20487, 0.20957

Best for

2 activities

Heritage

Free76%

Historic site

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

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Named routes and paths nearby

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Route C3 · Cycling0
Route C1 · Cycling0
Route C7 · Cycling0

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Moated site and Castle Hill by Hanby Hall Farm, Welton le Marsh: aerial 2017

Moated site and Castle Hill by Hanby Hall Farm, Welton le Marsh: aerial 2017

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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