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Castle Hill fortified manor

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📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ 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
🐕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

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Painted Lady +331 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Painted Lady +331 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Spiral Extinguisher-moss +62 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Spiral Extinguisher-moss +62 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Skegby TrailWalking route

Named route

Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route

Named route

Cromford Canal FootpathWalking route

Named route

Three Centres TrailWalking route

Named route

Maun Valley TrailWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Blackwell TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Skegby TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 6Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Cowpasture Lanebridleway · 80 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 80 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Cowpasture Lanebridleway · 68 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 68 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Cowpasture Lanebridleway · 51 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 51 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

7,914 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,914 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds9 species

winterautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Green Woodpecker · Blue Tit +4

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

wintersummer

2025

Hedgehog · Mole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects28 species

springsummer

2026

Southern Hawker · Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eremocoris podagricus · Spider Weevil +23

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Eremocoris podagricusEremocoris podagricus
Spider WeevilExomias araneiformis
Brachysomus echinatusBrachysomus echinatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Acupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubius
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) ryeiDrymus (Sylvadrymus) ryei
Mecinus pyrasterMecinus pyraster
Hypera melesHypera meles
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025
Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Diaperis boletiDiaperis boleti2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024

🌿

Plants136 species

summer

2025

Shining Crane's-bill · Hybrid Black-poplar · Large Bindweed · Mugwort · Hairy St John's-wort +131

Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Hybrid AlderAlnus glutinosa x incana = A. x hybrida
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2024
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
Grey AlderAlnus incana
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Red-osier DogwoodCornus sericea
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Cornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australis
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia
ToothwortLathraea squamaria
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2024
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024
Common PottiaTortula truncata2024
Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus2024
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2024
Lesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides2024
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2024
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2024
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2024
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2024
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2024
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2024
Common Aloe-mossAloina aloides2024
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
Dog-roseRosa canina2024
Black BryonyTamus communis2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Curled DockRumex crispus2024
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Heath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatum2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita2024
Common SallowSalix cinerea2024
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Field-roseRosa arvensis2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
IvyHedera helix2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
TimothyPhleum pratense2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Bearded CouchElymus caninus2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Hieracium sect. VulgataHieracium sect. Vulgata2024
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024
Hieracium sect. TridentataHieracium sect. Tridentata2024
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2024
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024
Water CressNasturtium officinale2024
Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata2024
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2024
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2024
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2024
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,914 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds9 species

winterautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Green Woodpecker · Blue Tit +4

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

wintersummer

2025

Hedgehog · Mole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects28 species

springsummer

2026

Southern Hawker · Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eremocoris podagricus · Spider Weevil +23

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Eremocoris podagricusEremocoris podagricus
Spider WeevilExomias araneiformis
Brachysomus echinatusBrachysomus echinatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Acupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubius
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) ryeiDrymus (Sylvadrymus) ryei
Mecinus pyrasterMecinus pyraster
Hypera melesHypera meles
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025
Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Diaperis boletiDiaperis boleti2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024

🌿

Plants136 species

summer

2025

Shining Crane's-bill · Hybrid Black-poplar · Large Bindweed · Mugwort · Hairy St John's-wort +131

Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Hybrid AlderAlnus glutinosa x incana = A. x hybrida
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2024
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
Grey AlderAlnus incana
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Red-osier DogwoodCornus sericea
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Cornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australis
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia
ToothwortLathraea squamaria
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2024
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024
Common PottiaTortula truncata2024
Didymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceusDidymodon tophaceus subsp. tophaceus2024
Marsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrum2024
Lesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides2024
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa2024
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2024
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2024
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2024
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2024
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2024
Common Aloe-mossAloina aloides2024
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
Dog-roseRosa canina2024
Black BryonyTamus communis2024
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Curled DockRumex crispus2024
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Heath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatum2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita2024
Common SallowSalix cinerea2024
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Field-roseRosa arvensis2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
IvyHedera helix2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
TimothyPhleum pratense2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Bearded CouchElymus caninus2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Hieracium sect. VulgataHieracium sect. Vulgata2024
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024
Hieracium sect. TridentataHieracium sect. Tridentata2024
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2024
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024
Water CressNasturtium officinale2024
Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata2024
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2024
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2024
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2024
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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