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Castle Hill

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.48619, -1.29010

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Grey Heron and Great Tit
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Grey Heron, Great Tit, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Grey Heron, Great Tit, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Varies

Fungi — Fusarium heterosporum, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Sycamore Tarspot +48 more · last seen 2021

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Ramsons, Bluebell +82 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +33 more · last seen 2026

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾

UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.

Named routeRegional walking route
Thornaby Trail LoopWalking route▾
Named routeRef Thornaby TrailRound tripLocal walking route
Marton West BeckWalking route▾
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Three Ridings on FootWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
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Cycling

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34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Yarm - Preston ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Thornaby - InglebyCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stockton - InglebyCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ingleby - Preston ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hutton Rudby BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef BMX

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Castle Hill

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castle Hill

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Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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