Sand Hutton Cross boundary cross 600m north east of the Old Vicarage
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.23205, -1.38453
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Starling
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Starling
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Goldfinch +69 more · last seen 2025
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Goldfinch +69 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
Historic site with public access
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Large Red Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2026
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Field Bindweed, Field Scabious, Bugloss +137 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Swale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
White Rose Route - Thirsk VariantCycling route▾
Named routeRef 657National Cycle Network
Thirsk Station Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km▾
Named routeRef 657Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route379 m▾
Named routeRef 657Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route15 m▾
Named routeRef 657Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route734 m▾
Named routeRef 657Length 734 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Field Boundary leading towards Carlton Miniott Park
Photos
Field Boundary leading towards Carlton Miniott Park
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
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Vulpes vulpes2020
Vulpes vulpes2020
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Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Symphoricarpos albus
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podagrariaCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansBladder CampionSilene vulgarisBladder CampionSilene vulgarisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisGermander 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laevipesSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalis2018Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2018Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2018Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2018Events & activities nearby
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