Round barrow and gallows site known as Butter Howe
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.52468, -0.72323
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
- ✦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
- 🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Oystercatcher
- ✦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 — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Woodpigeon +102 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Herring Gull, Oystercatcher, Woodpigeon +102 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Field Grasshopper +11 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bristly Haircap, Neat Feather-moss, Waved Silk-moss +4 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cleveland WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route46 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route553 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 553 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route25 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
20 photos from nearby open sources
Site of Kettleness ironstone mine
Photos
Site of Kettleness ironstone mine
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,858 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,858 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds105 species
springautumn
2026Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow
+100 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2025Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2025Common Darter · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Chrysogaster solstitialis · 7-spot Ladybird
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Bristly Haircap · Neat Feather-moss · Waved Silk-moss · Glittering Wood-moss · Fennel
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- FennelFoeniculum vulgare2024
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,858 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds105 species
springautumn
2026Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · House Sparrow
+100 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2025Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2025Common Darter · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Chrysogaster solstitialis · 7-spot Ladybird
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Bristly Haircap · Neat Feather-moss · Waved Silk-moss · Glittering Wood-moss · Fennel
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- FennelFoeniculum vulgare2024
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis nemorum2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024PterostichusPterostichus2023PterostichusPterostichus2023Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2023Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2023Enoplops scaphaEnoplops scapha2023Enoplops scaphaEnoplops scapha2023Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2023Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida20232023
2023
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