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A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 700m east of Aldro Farm

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📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeAncient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.05591, -0.75525

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Linnet
  • ✦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

Free

Birds — Yellowhammer, Linnet, Skylark +52 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Yellowhammer, Linnet, Skylark +52 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Small Heath, Small Copper, Meadow Brown +63 more · last seen 2022

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Marsh Thistle, Creeping Bent, Tufted Hair-grass +186 more · last seen 2024

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km▾
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km▾
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

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11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 166Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 166National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 167Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route623 m▾
Named routeRef 167Length 623 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route80 m▾
Named routeRef 167Length 80 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Road to Aldro Farm

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road to Aldro Farm

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Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Wharram Percy deserted medieval villageHistoric site4.5 km→✦Medieval Village of Wharram Percy (Site Of)Historic site4.5 km→✦A cross-dyke from Birdsall Brow to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating two bowl barrows and a cross-dyke extending from Water DaleHistoric site800 m→✦Aldro earthworks: a linear boundary, two cross-dykes and nine round barrows on Birdsall WoldHistoric site1.3 km→✦Hanging Grimston medieval settlement adjacent to Mount Pleasant FarmHistoric site3.5 km→✦Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Birdsall Wold, 200m west of Brown Moor FarmHistoric site1.2 km→