Getting here
54.49085, -0.99412
Best for
5 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Mountain biking
Varies60%Named MTB route nearby: Moors to Sea
Hiking
Free58%Named hiking route nearby: Samaritan Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
20
7 named nearby · 13 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
38
38 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
2
2 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Cleveland Street · Walking0
Tees Link · Walking0
Cleveland Way · Walking0
Cleveland Way · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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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→✦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→✦Castleton castle moundHistoric site4.6 km→