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A bowl barrow on Birdsall Brow, 1km north-east of Toisland Farm

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📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.06480, -0.71889

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Peregrine
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Peregrine, Yellowhammer +55 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Barn Owl, Peregrine, Yellowhammer +55 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +128 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Cow Parsley, Hawthorn +32 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 route332 m
Named routeRef 166Length 332 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route623 m
Named routeRef 167Length 623 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Across Oxpasture Wood and Birdsall Brow towards Wharram Percy Farm: aerial 2018

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Across Oxpasture Wood and Birdsall Brow towards Wharram Percy Farm: aerial 2018

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Wharram Percy deserted medieval villageHistoric site1.9 km→✦Medieval Village of Wharram Percy (Site Of)Historic site1.9 km→✦A cross-dyke from Birdsall Brow to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating two bowl barrows and a cross-dyke extending from Water DaleHistoric site2.1 km→✦Aldro earthworks: a linear boundary, two cross-dykes and nine round barrows on Birdsall WoldHistoric site3.8 km→✦A cross-dyke from Toisland Wold to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating a bowl barrowHistoric site1.5 km→✦A cross-dyke in Vessey Pasture DaleHistoric site1.8 km→