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Elmley Castle Hill Fort

15 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.06038, -2.03229

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhabdomiris striatellus, Scathophaga furcata, Meadow Grasshopper +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhabdomiris striatellus, Scathophaga furcata, Meadow Grasshopper +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Pershore Bridges Circular WalkWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Wyche WayWalking route79 km

A trail linking the Offa's Dyke Path at Kington to the Cotswold Way above Broadway, via the Wyche Cutting on the Malvern Hills.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Local cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route911 m
Named routeRef 41Length 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 41Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route292 m
Named routeRef 41Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Castle Hill, Elmley Castle

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castle Hill, Elmley Castle

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✦SundialHistoric site900 m→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park900 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds900 m→✦Kemerton Camp Hill FortHistoric site2 km→✦OVERBURY COURTHistoric site3.1 km→✦Kemerton CampHistoric site2.1 km→

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