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Castle Hill

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📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.59523, -0.74691

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Kestrel +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Kestrel +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pale Bramble Rust, Dryad's Saddle, Blushing Bracket +15 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Pale Bramble Rust, Dryad's Saddle, Blushing Bracket +15 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Elder +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Stenocorus meridianus, Flounced Rustic +156 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Stenocorus meridianus, Flounced Rustic +156 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Green Alkanet, Ivy, Yarrow +171 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Green Alkanet, Ivy, Yarrow +171 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Castle Hill, Uppingham

📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castle Hill, Uppingham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Lyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remainsHistoric site4.3 km→⛪The Church of St Peter and St PaulReligious grounds1.9 km→✦Martinsthorpe deserted medieval villageHistoric site4.5 km→✦MartinsthorpeHistoric site4.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.3 km→✦Moated site at AllextonHistoric site3.3 km→

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