Castle Hill motte and bailey castle 4 ha
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52.42965, -0.22054
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 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Blackcap +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Blackcap +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Small White +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Small White +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rothschild Way Walking route ▾
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Signed route nearby
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Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 9.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
27,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,380 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren · Stonechat · Magpie +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Chinese Water Deer · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger +1
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Badger Meles meles Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small White · Green-veined White · Large White · Comma · Red Admiral +11
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Small Heath Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,380 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren · Stonechat · Magpie +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Chinese Water Deer · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger +1
Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Badger Meles meles Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small White · Green-veined White · Large White · Comma · Red Admiral +11
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Small Heath Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 