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Castle Hill

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Dogs welcome0 ha

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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Jackdaw +48 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Alexanders, Corn Mint, Common Sorrel +32 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Wheat Stem Borer, Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly, Stag Knucklehorn +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Wheat Stem Borer, Rose Leaf-roller Sawfly, Stag Knucklehorn +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sharp-leaved Fluellen, Round-leaved Fluellen, Dog's Mercury +313 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Sharp-leaved Fluellen, Round-leaved Fluellen, Dog's Mercury +313 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Boudicca WayWalking route60 km

Norwich to Diss

Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route
Angles WayWalking route150 km
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Via BeataWalking route

A pilgrimage with a difference... with a dream to span Great Britain from Lowestoft to St Davids.

Named routeRegional walking route
Waveney Valley Walks - HarlestonWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route51 m
Named routeRef 30Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route847 m
Named routeRef 30Length 847 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route194 m
Named routeRef 30Length 194 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route89 m
Named routeRef 30Length 89 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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