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Prestley Hill

31 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

52.56522, -0.70095

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Daisy, Common Ragwort, Selfheal +303 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Daisy, Common Ragwort, Selfheal +303 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Rowan, Hawthorn +34 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grass field and Prestley Hill

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grass field and Prestley Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Lyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remainsHistoric site500 m→⛪The Church of St Peter and St PaulReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds500 m→✦Standing cross on The Green, 130m north west of The Bede HouseHistoric site700 m→⛪All Hallows' ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→

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