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Barrow near Middle Plantation

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📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.02138, -0.72174

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Red-legged Partridge
  • ✦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 — Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge, Yellowhammer +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge, Yellowhammer +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Back-Swimmer, Dingy Skipper +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — False Oat-grass, Common Sorrel, Cock's-foot +182 more · last seen 2020

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
Minster WayWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional 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
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 167Cycling route
Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164Cycling route
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route623 m
Named routeRef 167Length 623 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Descending into Worm Dale

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Descending into Worm Dale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Old WoodUrban park4.8 km→🌱Wayrham Picnic SiteUrban park2.4 km→✦Section of linear boundary dyke 390m west of South Wold FarmHistoric site3 km→✦A cross-dyke from Birdsall Brow to Vessey Pasture Dale incorporating two bowl barrows and a cross-dyke extending from Water DaleHistoric site3.8 km→✦Sections of single and multiple linear boundary dykes on Huggate Pasture and Frendal DaleHistoric site3.9 km→✦Hanging Grimston medieval settlement adjacent to Mount Pleasant FarmHistoric site4 km→