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Stone alignment west of Boroughbridge known as the Devil's Arrows, including three standing stones and the setting for a fourth

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📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

54.09297, -1.40348

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
✦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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
✦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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Insect spotting

Good match

Free

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Willow Bean-galler +3 more · last seen 2026

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Free

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Bush Vetch · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ripon Rowel WalkWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Knaresborough RoundWalking route32 km▾

Named routeLength 32 kmLocal walking route

YorevisionWalking route▾

Named route

Ure Walks Through TimeWalking route▾

Named route

YorevisionWalking route▾

Named route

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Cycling

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21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

White Rose Route - Thirsk VariantCycling route▾

Named routeRef 657National Cycle Network

NCN Cycle Route 688Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 688National Cycle Network

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾

Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route174 m▾

Named routeRef 688Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route7.7 km▾

Named routeRef 688Length 7.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

The KestrelMountain bike route▾

Named route

Wildlife to spot

6,606 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

6,606 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds79 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit

+74 more species

All 79 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
SwiftApus apus2024

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Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger

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Insects6 species

springsummerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Willow Bean-galler · Marmalade Hoverfly · Small Garden Bumblebee

+1 more species

All 6 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025

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Plants2 species

summer

2025

Giant Hogweed · Bush Vetch

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,606 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds79 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit

+74 more species

All 79 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
SwiftApus apus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Willow Bean-galler · Marmalade Hoverfly · Small Garden Bumblebee

+1 more species

All 6 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2025

Giant Hogweed · Bush Vetch

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The middle of the Devils Arrows Standing Stones, Boroughbridge

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Photos

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The middle of the Devils Arrows Standing Stones, Boroughbridge

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Parking

6 nearby · 61m

Free entry🐶 Dogs

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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