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✦ Historic site
Birkby medieval settlement and associated field system, moated site and fishponds
10 ha
Getting here
54.41432, -1.48891
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
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8 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay) · Walking0
National Cycle Route 165 · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
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
Free 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
✦Little Smeaton medieval village and rabbit warrens, immediately south east of Westhorpe HallHistoric site1.8 km→⛪St Eloy's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪Danby Wiske Parish ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⛪Deighton ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Medieval village of LazenbyHistoric site3.7 km→✦Moated site immediately south of Danby Wiske churchHistoric site4.1 km→