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A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, between Birdsall Dale and Vessey Pasture Dale

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📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.04988, -0.75372

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦57+ 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, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Yellowhammer, Kestrel, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Marbled White, Large White +68 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marsh Thistle, Creeping Bent, Pointed Spear-moss +236 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

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

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 route623 m
Named routeRef 167Length 623 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route80 m
Named routeRef 167Length 80 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 167Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Along Birdsall Dale

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Along Birdsall Dale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Wharram Percy deserted medieval villageHistoric site4.6 km→✦Medieval Village of Wharram Percy (Site Of)Historic site4.7 km→✦A cross-dyke from Birdsall Brow to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating two bowl barrows and a cross-dyke extending from Water DaleHistoric site700 m→✦Aldro earthworks: a linear boundary, two cross-dykes and nine round barrows on Birdsall WoldHistoric site1.5 km→✦Hanging Grimston medieval settlement adjacent to Mount Pleasant FarmHistoric site3 km→✦Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Birdsall Wold, 200m west of Brown Moor FarmHistoric site1 km→