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Pulford Castle

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.12185, -2.93492

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground 268m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Common Rustic agg. +178 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Common Rustic agg. +178 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Psilolechia lucida, Porpidia tuberculosa, Candelariella vitellina +2 more · last seen 2017; Fungi — Psilolechia lucida, Porpidia tuberculosa, Candelariella vitellina +2 more · last seen 2017

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Garden Lady's-mantle, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Bifid Crestwort +3 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Garden Lady's-mantle, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Bifid Crestwort +3 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Marches WayWalking route
Named route
Dee WayWalking route
Named route
Wales Link PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Llwybr Clawdd WatWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
River to RidgeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pulford Castle (Castle Hill)

📷 Jeff Buck · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pulford Castle (Castle Hill)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦EATON HALLHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Eaton ParkUrban park4.2 km→⛪Roman Catholic Church of Christ the KingReligious grounds1.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→✦Dodleston motte and bailey castleHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→

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