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Old Hall moated site

2 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.47665, -0.95814

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Yorkshire-fog +127 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Yorkshire-fog +127 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bristly Oxtongue +17 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Brampton Valley WayCycling route
Named route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route860 m
Named routeRef 6Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 6Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Hall Lane in Lubenham

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Hall Lane in Lubenham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Welland ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Little Bowden ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Brampton Valley Way Linear ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Welland ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Welland ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Welland ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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