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Tower Hill motte castle, Stainby

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📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.79413, -0.65244

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Starling
  • ✦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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Starling, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Starling, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Cantharis rustica +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Cantharis rustica +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Eyebright, Evergreen Oak, Winter Heliotrope · last seen 2025; Plants — Eyebright, Evergreen Oak, Winter Heliotrope · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal 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 (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stainby, Lincolnshire

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stainby, Lincolnshire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Woolsthorpe ManorUrban park2.2 km→✦EASTON PARKHistoric site4.2 km→✦Remains of Knights Templar preceptory, watermill and fishpondsHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Twyford WoodsUrban park3.9 km→🌱Rose MeadowUrban park4.2 km→🌱Rose MeadowUrban park4.3 km→

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