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✦ Historic site

Bastle 80m north east of Fallowlees

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

55.24327, -1.97002

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Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Jay, Chaffinch, Robin +44 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Jay, Chaffinch, Robin +44 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site with public access

Foraging

Strong match

Varies

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Nettle, Bilberry +12 more foraging species

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet +50 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Bracken, Tormentil, Sweet Vernal-grass +110 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenleighton Moor Walk, WallingtonWalking route9.6 km▾

Follow the route through Greenleighton Farm, traditional hill farm, and then along the edge of the Fontburn Reservoir, owned & managed by Northumbrian Water, before returning across the moor to the SSSI designated Greenleighton quarry.

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 02:00-03:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Horse riding

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6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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Ruin of bastle, Fallowlees

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruin of bastle, Fallowlees

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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
✦ Ancient✓ 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

✦Manside defended settlement and medieval crossHistoric site4.2 km→✦PeleHistoric site3.5 km→✦Cairn 320m WNW of Old Stell CragHistoric site4.3 km→✦Simonside Cairn 670m west-north-west of Old Stell CragHistoric site4.4 km→✦Cairn 1km west-north-west of Old Stell CragHistoric site4.4 km→✦Romano-British farmstead, 1.3km north east of Harwood HeadHistoric site4.9 km→