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Bowl barrow known as Hob on the Hill and another barrow 60m to the north of it

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📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.50333, -1.00355

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Curlew, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Jelly Spot, Yellow Brain, Glistening Inkcap +102 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Common Jelly Spot, Yellow Brain, Glistening Inkcap +102 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wavy Hair-Grass, Bilberry, Heather +34 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Wavy Hair-Grass, Bilberry, Heather +34 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Sheep's Sorrel, Wood-sorrel +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Copper, Small Heath, Peacock +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Copper, Small Heath, Peacock +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland StreetWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tees LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Esk Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 168Cycling route
Named routeRef 168National Cycle Network
Guisborough LoopCycling route
Named routeRef GuisboroughLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route

Alternative route of EV12 between Whitby and Brotton following national routes 165 and 168.

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route647 m
Named routeRef 168Length 647 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
Guisborough Forest Red RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Guisborough Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tumulus, Hob on the Hill

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tumulus, Hob on the Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Priory GardensUrban park4.6 km→🌱Lingdale Wildlife MeadowUrban park4.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→✦White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and CommondaleHistoric site3.7 km→✦Round barrow 490m north of North IngsHistoric site900 m→✦Commondale Moor cairn cemeteryHistoric site1.5 km→

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Dam 162

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