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STANFORD HALL

238 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome238 ha

Getting here

52.41428, -1.13985

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Hairy Dragonfly, Shoulder-spot Dot, Brown Hawker +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 50Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

North of Stanford Hall

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

North of Stanford Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Medieval village of StanfordHistoric site1.1 km→🦉NORTH KILWORTHNature reserve4.6 km→🌱Milllennium GreenUrban park4.6 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→✦Lilbourne motte and bailey castle and fishpondHistoric site3.5 km→✦Motte and bailey castle south of Lilbourne GorseHistoric site4.3 km→

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