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Prehistoric linear boundary known as Snainton Dikes, 740m east of Ebberston Common House

5 ha

📷 Phil Catterall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

54.29130, -0.60680

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Coal Tit
  • 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fly Orchid, Common Feather-moss, Bush Vetch +2 more · last seen 2026

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown +160 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
Named route
Dalby Forest Back RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Dalby Forest Red RouteMountain bike route▾
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Dalby Forest Green RouteMountain bike route▾
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Dalby Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Pond south of Ebberston Common House

📷 Phil Catterall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pond south of Ebberston Common House

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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

🌱Adderstone FieldUrban park2.5 km→✦Scamridge Dikes: prehistoric linear boundaries and associated featuresHistoric site3.5 km→✦Thompson's Rigg cairnfield, including a platform cairn, round burial cairns, hollow ways, a standing stone, associated round barrows and a ring cairnHistoric site4.2 km→✦Embanked pit alignments, linear earthworks, round barrows and cairns on Ebberston Low MoorHistoric site500 m→✦Prehistoric linear boundary in Dalby Forest, known as Dargate DikesHistoric site2.4 km→✦Three embanked pit alignments and segments of a linear boundary and a medieval hollow way, 300m west of Givendale Head FarmHistoric site2.5 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Wykeham Nursery

Not High (England Use Only)2.7 km→
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Staindale Lake

Medium3.0 km→