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Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Hanging Grimston Wold, 350m south-east of Brown Moor Farm

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📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

54.04657, -0.76099

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
  • ✦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 — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Skylark +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Skylark +65 more · last seen 2025; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Marbled White, Ringlet, Agapanthia villosoviridescens +26 more · last seen 2022

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Pointed Spear-moss, Tassel Stonewort +38 more · last seen 2026

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

16 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 route623 m
Named routeRef 167Length 623 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route80 m
Named routeRef 167Length 80 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brownmoor Dale

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brownmoor Dale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦A cross-dyke from Birdsall Brow to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating two bowl barrows and a cross-dyke extending from Water DaleHistoric site1.3 km→✦Aldro earthworks: a linear boundary, two cross-dykes and nine round barrows on Birdsall WoldHistoric site1.4 km→✦Hanging Grimston medieval settlement adjacent to Mount Pleasant FarmHistoric site2.4 km→✦Section of linear boundary dyke 390m west of South Wold FarmHistoric site4.8 km→✦Aldro earthworks: a cross-dyke on Birdsall Wold, 200m west of Brown Moor FarmHistoric site600 m→✦A cross-dyke in Vessey Pasture DaleHistoric site2.1 km→