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Moated site and formal garden remains at Aylmer Hall

3 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.70722, 0.29550

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Kestrel +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Kestrel +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Small Black Ant +51 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Small Black Ant +51 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Jacobaea, Creeping Buttercup, Common Couch +290 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Jacobaea, Creeping Buttercup, Common Couch +290 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Hogweed, Blackthorn +27 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ouse Valley Way 4 (Brandon Creek to King’s Lynn)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
ClenchwartonCycling route
Named routeRef Orange (9)Local cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route237 m
Named routeRef 1Length 237 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.7 km
Named routeRef 1Length 5.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Treescape around Aylmer Hall

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Treescape around Aylmer Hall

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