Moated site S of Basting's Hall 0 ha
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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.
Moated site scheduled monument
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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chiffchaff +29 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chiffchaff +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Brooklime, Great Willowherb, Celery-leaved Buttercup +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Brooklime, Great Willowherb, Celery-leaved Buttercup +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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8 signed routes nearby
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NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
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Named route Ref 40 Length 2.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 2.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 40 Length 2.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 40 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,389 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,389 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit +27
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Emperor Dragonfly +23
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Brooklime · Great Willowherb · Celery-leaved Buttercup · Creeping Bent · Bittersweet +37
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2023 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2023 Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus2023 Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023 Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2023 Ranunculus aquatilis agg. Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,389 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit +27
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swift Apus apus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Emperor Dragonfly +23
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Brooklime · Great Willowherb · Celery-leaved Buttercup · Creeping Bent · Bittersweet +37
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2023 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2023 Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus2023 Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023 Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2023 Ranunculus aquatilis agg. Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2025
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2024
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus2024
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2023
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2023
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2023
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023 Ranunculus aquatilis agg.2023
Ranunculus aquatilis agg.2023
Bulrush Typha latifolia2023
Bulrush Typha latifolia2023
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2023
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2023
Veronica anagallis-aquatica Veronica anagallis-aquatica2023
Veronica anagallis-aquatica Veronica anagallis-aquatica2023
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans2023
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans2023
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2023
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2023
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2023
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2023
Callitriche aggregate Callitriche aggregate2023
Callitriche aggregate Callitriche aggregate2023
Curled Pondweed Potamogeton crispus2023
Curled Pondweed Potamogeton crispus2023
Watercress Nasturtium officinale2023
Watercress Nasturtium officinale2023
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2023
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2023
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2023
Great Yellow-cress Rorippa amphibia2023
Great Yellow-cress Rorippa amphibia2023
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2023
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2023
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2023
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2023
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Dill Anethum graveolens
Dill Anethum graveolens
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata
Tall Eryngo Eryngium giganteum
Tall Eryngo Eryngium giganteum
Blue Eryngo Eryngium planum
Blue Eryngo Eryngium planum
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Black Mulberry Morus nigra2024
Black Mulberry Morus nigra2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2024
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Lily-of-the-valley Convallaria majalis2024
Lily-of-the-valley Convallaria majalis2024
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2024
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2024
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2023
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2023
Field Maple Acer campestre2023
Field Maple Acer campestre2023
Fine-leaved Water-dropwort Oenanthe aquatica2023
Fine-leaved Water-dropwort Oenanthe aquatica2023
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2023
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2023
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2023
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2023
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2023
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2023
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2023
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2023
Common Stonewort Chara vulgaris2023
Common Stonewort Chara vulgaris2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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