Getting here
54.42297, -0.91473
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
6
6 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
11
11 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
6
6 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Lyke Wake Walk · Walking0
Esk Valley Walk · Walking0
Samaritan Way · Walking0
Three Ridings on Foot · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Wolf Pit is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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 access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Danby Rigg cairnfields, cross dykes, funerary monuments and associated featuresHistoric site2.7 km→✦White Cross boundary marker known as Fat Betty on Danby MoorHistoric site2.8 km→✦Wolf Pit round barrow at the southern end of Danby Rigg, 810m south east of Falcon FarmHistoric site0 m→✦High Stone Dike, southern of two cross dykes on Castleton RiggHistoric site2.3 km→✦Hart Leap cross dyke on Glaisdale Rigg, 240m and 410m north of Highdale FarmHistoric site3 km→✦The Margery Bradley standing stoneHistoric site3.8 km→