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Byland Abbey

3 ha

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

54.20309, -1.15891

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: BYLAND ABBEY; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Black Spleenwort, Wall Lettuce +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Foss WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Easingwold Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
The White Rose - Moors VariantCycling route
Named routeRef 656National Cycle Network
Sutton Bank Cliff TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route326 m
Named routeRef 65Length 326 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route173 m
Named routeRef 656Length 173 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Paradise TrailMountain bike route28.5 km
Named routeLength 28.5 kmLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Zoomed in view of Byland Abbey

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Zoomed in view of Byland Abbey

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NEWBURGH PRIORYHistoric site3.2 km→✦Byland Abbey Cistercian monastery: monastic precinct, water-management earthworks, enclosures, ancillary buildings and quarriesHistoric site200 m→✦Round barrow 480m east of Yorkshire Gliding ClubHistoric site4 km→✦Wayside cross base on south side of the churchyard wall at ScawtonHistoric site4.7 km→✦Two sections of the Cleave Dyke system, one known as the Casten Dike, and a round barrow south of Kilburn Moor PlantationHistoric site4.9 km→✦Section of cross ridge dyke and hollow way 200m north west of Pond Head FarmHistoric site4.5 km→