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Commondale Moor cairn cemetery

3 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

54.49085, -0.99412

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Red Grouse (scotica)
  • ✦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

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Lapwing, Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew +62 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Lapwing, Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew +62 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Blackfoot Polypore, Blushing Bracket +42 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Small Copper, Small Heath +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths 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

38 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 route1.6 km
Named routeRef 168Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Commondale Crossing Fell Race

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Commondale Crossing Fell Race

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→✦White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and CommondaleHistoric site2.7 km→✦Round barrow 490m north of North IngsHistoric site700 m→✦Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black HowesHistoric site1.9 km→✦Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black HowesHistoric site1.9 km→✦Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black HowesHistoric site1.9 km→