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Castle Head Flat

✦ Ancient woodland56 ha

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome56 ha

Getting here

54.26866, -0.54476

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Lungwort, Bank Haircap +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Rowan, Small Nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Earwig, Pterostichus niger, Calathus rotundicollis +5 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Earwig, Pterostichus niger, Calathus rotundicollis +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
Dalby Forest Red RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Dalby Forest Green RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Green
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bee Dale

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bee Dale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Scamridge Dikes: prehistoric linear boundaries and associated featuresHistoric site4.7 km→✦Prehistoric linear boundary and associated features including a medieval monastic grange, north, east and south east of Moorsome FarmHistoric site3.5 km→✦Northern section of prehistoric linear boundary with intersecting hollow ways, known as Rise Dikes, in Wykeham ForestHistoric site600 m→✦Round barrow on Troutsdale Brow, 165m south east of Jenny Thrush SpringHistoric site2.6 km→✦Mount Misery and Bakers Warren, 18th century rabbit warrensHistoric site2.8 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→

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