Getting here
54.40742, -1.19672
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
3
3 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
10
10 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
4
4 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Lyke Wake Walk · Walking0
Cleveland Way · Walking0
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay) · Walking0
The White Rose Cycle Route · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
tumulus is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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 access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Two round barrows 250m south west of Green BankHistoric site1.4 km→✦Whorlton Castle: a motte and bailey and tower house with associated garden, earthworks, ponds, park pale, field system, deserted village and churchHistoric site4 km→✦Live MoorHistoric site1.8 km→✦Promontory fort on Live MoorHistoric site2.7 km→⛪Holy Cross ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Round barrow 100m south east of Copperty KeldHistoric site1.5 km→