King's Hill motte and bailey castle 2 ha
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Getting here
53.05638, 0.10777
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
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Goldfinch +46 more · last seen 2024; Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Goldfinch +46 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wild Teasel, Water Cress, Reed Canary-grass +9 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Wild Teasel, Water Cress, Reed Canary-grass +9 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to Skegness Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Photos King's Hill Motte and Bailey, Wrangle Bank: aerial 2021 (1)
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Wildlife to spot
2,516 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,516 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
House Sparrow · Robin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Blackbird +44
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Owl Athene noctua Stock Dove Columba oenas Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Muntjac · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata Wild Teasel · Water Cress · Reed Canary-grass · Common Reed · Pink Water-speedwell +7
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Water Cress Nasturtium officinale Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea Common Reed Phragmites australis Pink Water-speedwell Veronica catenata Bulrush Typha latifolia Great Bindweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,516 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
House Sparrow · Robin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Blackbird +44
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Owl Athene noctua Stock Dove Columba oenas Whitethroat Curruca communis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Muntjac · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata Wild Teasel · Water Cress · Reed Canary-grass · Common Reed · Pink Water-speedwell +7
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Water Cress Nasturtium officinale Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea Common Reed Phragmites australis Pink Water-speedwell Veronica catenata Bulrush Typha latifolia Great Bindweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium
Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium
Blunt-fruited Water-starwort Callitriche obtusangula
Blunt-fruited Water-starwort Callitriche obtusangula
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Fat Duckweed Lemna gibba
Fat Duckweed Lemna gibba
Horned Pondweed Zannichellia palustris
Horned Pondweed Zannichellia palustris
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus
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