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Druid's Temple

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

Plan your visit

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Public accessDogs welcome0 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Blackbird
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Greylag Goose, Blackbird, Pheasant +77 more · last seen 2025

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Greylag Goose, Blackbird, Pheasant +77 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site with public access

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Peacock, Green-veined White, Hydropsyche pellucidula +107 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Sonchus asper subsp. asper, Common Bent, Broad-leaved Dock +117 more · last seen 2023

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
6 Dales TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Nidderdale AONB WW1 Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Bedale Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

Stone at the centre of the Druid's Temple, Swinton Estate, Ilton

Stone at the centre of the Druid's Temple, Swinton Estate, Ilton

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Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · Paid · 481m

✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

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