Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Birdsall Wold, 200m west of Brown Moor Farm
Plan your visit
Getting here
54.04902, -0.76883
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Agapanthia villosoviridescens, Rhinoceros Beetle, Melinopterus sphacelatus +25 more · last seen 2022
Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Centenary WayWalking route134 km
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km
🚴Cycling
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN National Route 166Cycling route
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
NCN National Route 167Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route619 m
Main RouteCycling route623 m
Wildlife to spot
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