Earthworks at Nunthorpe Hall 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
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54.50878, -1.16359
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Earthworks scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +121 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +121 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Bramble, Hogweed
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Bramble, Common Liverwort +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Bramble, Common Liverwort +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walk Green Walking route ▾
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Tees Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Marton West Beck Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 165 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 165 National Cycle Network
Show on map RCN Regional Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Regional cycle route
Show on map Middlesbrough Cycle Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 165 Length 3.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to Sea Mountain bike route ▾
Guisborough Forest Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
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Show on map Forest Enterprise Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
4,042 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,042 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Robin · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +31
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +15
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Liverwort
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,042 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Robin · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +31
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +15
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Common Liverwort
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 