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✦ Historic site
Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Birdsall Wold, 200m west of Brown Moor Farm
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Plan your visit
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.04902, -0.76883
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
v3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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vWalking
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km▾
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km▾
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
🚴Cycling
v12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
NCN National Route 166Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 166National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 167Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route619 m▾
Named routeRef 167Length 619 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route623 m▾
Named routeRef 167Length 623 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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
✦Aldro earthworks: a linear boundary, two cross-dykes and nine round barrows on Birdsall WoldHistoric site800 m→✦A cross-dyke from Birdsall Brow to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating two bowl barrows and a cross-dyke extending from Water DaleHistoric site1.7 km→✦Hanging Grimston medieval settlement adjacent to Mount Pleasant FarmHistoric site2.4 km→✦A cross-dyke in Vessey Pasture DaleHistoric site2.6 km→✦A cross-dyke from Toisland Wold to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating a bowl barrowHistoric site2.8 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→