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Fenwick Hall moated site

1 ha

📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.63990, -1.08211

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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
  • ✦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

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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Swift, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates; Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Small White +33 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Schreberian Earth-moss, Crimson-tuber Thread-moss, Nuttall's Waterweed +12 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Schreberian Earth-moss, Crimson-tuber Thread-moss, Nuttall's Waterweed +12 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 62Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 62Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route293 m
Named routeRef 62Length 293 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 62Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The old Moated House of Fenwick Hall, shrouded by trees

📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The old Moated House of Fenwick Hall, shrouded by trees

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pollington Airfield Memorial GardenUrban park4.1 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Warren Hall moated siteHistoric site4.2 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Cross in the churchyard of Holy Trinity ChurchHistoric site2.2 km→

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