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✦ Historic site

Romano-British settlement

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Stephen Horncastle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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HeritageWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

54.12984, -0.49855

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2 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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2 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
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Cycling

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15 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
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 166Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 166Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 166Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

16 photos from nearby open sources

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NW of Butterwick

📷 Stephen Horncastle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

NW of Butterwick

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸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
✦ AncientFree 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

✦Boythorpe settlement siteHistoric site2 km→✦Section of linear earthwork 200m north east of Pasture CottagesHistoric site3.7 km→🐄Farm ShopVisitor farm900 m→⛪St Andrews ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→✦Medieval manor siteHistoric site1.5 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→