Castle Hill, a motte and bailey castle 900m NNE of All Saint's Church 0 ha
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51.89702, -0.72143
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Motte-and-bailey castle scheduled monument
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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, Creeping Buttercup, Yorkshire-fog +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, Creeping Buttercup, Yorkshire-fog +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Common Chickweed, Bristly Oxtongue
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cross Bucks Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Grand Union Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Napton to Coy Carp section
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Outer Aylesbury Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Two Ridges Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Aylesbury Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Church Walk public footpath · 128 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 128 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Greensand Cycleway Cycling route 59 km ▾
Named route Length 59 km Regional cycle route
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Named route Length 59 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Length 44 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface cobbles
Show on map N/A Cycling route 33 m ▾
Named route Length 33 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
14,355 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,355 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +39
Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pintail Anas acuta Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eyed Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Dark-edged Bee-fly
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Perennial Rye-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Yorkshire-fog · Herb-Robert · Cock's-foot +12
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Dandelion Taraxacum Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,355 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +39
Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pintail Anas acuta Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eyed Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Dark-edged Bee-fly
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Perennial Rye-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Yorkshire-fog · Herb-Robert · Cock's-foot +12
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Dandelion Taraxacum Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Mouse-Ear Cerastium
Mouse-Ear Cerastium
Dock Rumex
Dock Rumex
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Buttercup Ranunculus
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