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Castle Hill

1 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome1 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
  • 🍄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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Grey Heron, Great Tit, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Great Tit, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Fusarium heterosporum, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Sycamore Tarspot +48 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Fusarium heterosporum, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Sycamore Tarspot +48 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Ramsons, Bluebell +82 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Ramsons, Bluebell +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Bramble, Greater Chickweed +19 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route

UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.

Named routeRegional walking route
Thornaby Trail LoopWalking route
Named routeRef Thornaby TrailRound tripLocal walking route
Marton West BeckWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Ridings on FootWalking route
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Yarm - Preston ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Thornaby - InglebyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stockton - InglebyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ingleby - Preston ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hutton Rudby BMX TrackMountain bike route
Named routeRef BMX

Wildlife to spot

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