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Moated site of Newhall Grange

8 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.82723, -0.22721

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — House Sparrow, Little Owl, Great Tit +33 more · last seen 2024; Birds — House Sparrow, Little Owl, Great Tit +33 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Ruddy Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer +3 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Ruddy Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer +3 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

Willow Tree Fen Green perimeter routeWalking route

Named routeRef greenLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

1,850 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,850 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

springsummer

2024

House Sparrow · Little Owl · Great Tit · Starling · Blue Tit +31

House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little OwlAthene noctua
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Muntjac

Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐝

Insects6 species

summerautumn

2023

Western Conifer Seed Bug · Ruddy Darter · Black-tailed Skimmer · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker +1

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2021
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021
Azure Damselfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,850 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

springsummer

2024

House Sparrow · Little Owl · Great Tit · Starling · Blue Tit +31

House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little OwlAthene noctua
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Muntjac

Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐝

Insects6 species

summerautumn

2023

Western Conifer Seed Bug · Ruddy Darter · Black-tailed Skimmer · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker +1

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2021
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021
Azure Damselfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Moated site of Newhall Grange, north of Northgate and West Pinchbeck: aerial 2018

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Moated site of monastic grange with adjacent earthworks at Rigbolt HouseHistoric site1.2 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→✦Settlement between Rippingale Running Dike and Long DroveHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St Gilbert and St Hugh's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→✦Settlement S of Bank HouseHistoric site3.6 km→✦Settlement between Long Drove and Dowsby DrainHistoric site4.1 km→

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