Helmsley Castle
✦ Ancient woodland7 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
54.24484, -1.06392
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- ☕Number Twelve — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- ☕Number Twelve — a good base for a longer summer day out
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fairy Foxglove, Japanese Wineberry, Monk's-hood +10 more · last seen 2025
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +31 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Warwick Placepublic footpath · 73 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 73 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Easingwold Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cocayne LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Helmsley Castle from The Walled Garden
Photos
Helmsley Castle from The Walled Garden
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Castle Car Park · Paid · 176m
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
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Moschatel
Adoxa moschatellina
Adoxa moschatellina
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