Getting here
54.29911, -0.72239
Best for
5 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Tabular Hills Walk
Mountain biking
Varies60%Named MTB route nearby: Moors to Sea
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
14
4 named nearby · 10 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚵
Mountain biking
5
5 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
15
15 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Moors to Sea · Mountain bike0
Pexton Trail · Walking0
Dalby Beck Red Trail · Walking0
Tabular Hills Walk · Walking0
Sleights Road · bridleway
Green Lane · bridleway
Little Field Lane · bridleway
About this historic site
Levisham Church Ruins is an ancient historic site covering 0 hectares. 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
✦Extensive prehistoric and medieval remains on Levisham MoorHistoric site2.3 km→✦Rawcliffe Howe round barrowHistoric site3.5 km→✦Rawcliff HoweHistoric site3.5 km→✦Prehistoric field system, medieval rabbit warren and post-medieval mining test pits on Rhumbard SnoutHistoric site2.1 km→✦Prehistoric dyke known as Horcum DikeHistoric site3.6 km→✦Part of a warrening enclosure 470m south east of High Rigg FarmHistoric site3.8 km→