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✦ Historic site
A cross-dyke from Birdsall Brow to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating two bowl barrows and a cross-dyke extending from Water Dale
8 ha
Getting here
54.05292, -0.74405
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
3
3 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
9
9 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
1
1 public path
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Centenary Way · Walking134 km
Yorkshire Wolds Way · Walking127 km
Chalkland Way · Walking59 km
National Byway (Yorkshire) · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸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
✓ Public accessFree 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
✦Hanging Grimston medieval settlement adjacent to Mount Pleasant FarmHistoric site3.6 km→✦Wharram Percy deserted medieval villageHistoric site3.9 km→✦Medieval Village of Wharram Percy (Site Of)Historic site3.9 km→✦Aldro earthworks: a linear boundary, two cross-dykes and nine round barrows on Birdsall WoldHistoric site2.1 km→✦A cross-dyke in Vessey Pasture DaleHistoric site1 km→✦A cross-dyke from Toisland Wold to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating a bowl barrowHistoric site1.2 km→