Getting here
54.45678, -0.97478
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2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
15
4 named nearby · 11 public paths
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Cycling
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18 named nearby
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Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
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Named routes and paths nearby
Cleveland Way · Hiking0
Esk Valley Walk · Hiking0
Samaritan Way · Hiking0
Three Ridings on Foot · Hiking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Danby Rigg cairnfields, cross dykes, funerary monuments and associated featuresHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and CommondaleHistoric site3.7 km→✦Hunter's Sty BridgeHistoric site1.2 km→✦Castleton castle moundHistoric site2.4 km→✦High Stone Dike, southern of two cross dykes on Castleton RiggHistoric site3.7 km→