Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.50565, -0.99596
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Red Grouse (scotica)
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Red Grouse (scotica)
- ✦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
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greylag Goose, Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew +85 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Birds — Greylag Goose, Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew +85 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small Copper, Small Heath +39 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wavy Hair-Grass, Heather, Bilberry +21 more · last seen 2021
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cleveland StreetWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tees LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Esk Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 168Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 168National Cycle Network
Guisborough LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef GuisboroughLocal cycle route
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 route647 m▾
Named routeRef 168Length 647 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
Guisborough Forest Red RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Standing Stone on Tumulus
Photos
Standing Stone on Tumulus
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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2021
2021
Meadow Brown
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina2019
Maniola jurtina2019
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Stellaria holostea
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