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A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 300m north-east of Vessey Pasture Farm

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📷 Martin Dawes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.05437, -0.73520

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Kestrel
  • ✦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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Yellowhammer, Kestrel, Goldfinch +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Yellowhammer, Kestrel, Goldfinch +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown +65 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Annual Meadow-grass, Creeping Thistle, Red Dead-nettle +198 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

12 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

Arable field toward Vessey Pasture Belt

📷 Martin Dawes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Arable field toward Vessey Pasture Belt

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Wharram Percy deserted medieval villageHistoric site3.3 km→✦Medieval Village of Wharram Percy (Site Of)Historic site3.4 km→✦A cross-dyke from Birdsall Brow to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating two bowl barrows and a cross-dyke extending from Water DaleHistoric site600 m→✦Aldro earthworks: a linear boundary, two cross-dykes and nine round barrows on Birdsall WoldHistoric site2.6 km→✦Hanging Grimston medieval settlement adjacent to Mount Pleasant FarmHistoric site4.2 km→✦A cross-dyke from Toisland Wold to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating a bowl barrowHistoric site600 m→