'Breckon Howe' round barrow, Sleights Moor
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.41896, -0.68580
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Red Grouse (scotica)
- 🍄Mushroom 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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Red Grouse (scotica)
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Red Grouse (scotica), Lapwing +77 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Red Grouse (scotica), Lapwing +77 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lecanora polytropa, Lecanora soralifera, Polycauliona polycarpa +45 more · last seen 2016
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Red Admiral +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heather, Cross-leaved Heath, Bell Heather +154 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lyke Wake WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Esk Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
Centenary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route▾
Alternative route of EV12 between Whitby and Brotton following national routes 165 and 168.
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route825 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 825 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route685 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 685 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
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Breckon Howe, Sleights Moor
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Wildlife to spot
2,014 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,014 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Red Grouse (scotica) · Curlew · Meadow Pipit · Skylark +34
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Brown Rat · Water Shrew
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2023
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Heather Ladybird · Downlooker Snipefly · Tipula maxima · Meadow Plant Bug · Acrossus depressus +6
- Heather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatus
- Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024
- Tipula maximaTipula maxima2024
- Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
- Acrossus depressusAcrossus depressus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,014 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Red Grouse (scotica) · Curlew · Meadow Pipit · Skylark +34
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Brown Rat · Water Shrew
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2023
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Heather Ladybird · Downlooker Snipefly · Tipula maxima · Meadow Plant Bug · Acrossus depressus +6
- Heather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatus
- Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024
- Tipula maximaTipula maxima2024
- Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
- Acrossus depressusAcrossus depressus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
22-spot Ladybird
22-spot Ladybird
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2023Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023