Getting here
54.35631, -0.93666
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: The Inn Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
14
5 named nearby · 9 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Lyke Wake Walk · Walking0
Esk Valley Walk · Walking0
Samaritan Way · Walking0
Moors to Sea · Mountain bike0
About this historic site
Pike Howe 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
✦Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilnsHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Rosedale Abbey Football and Cricket ClubUrban park3.4 km→✦Pike Howe round cairnHistoric site0 m→⛪Church of St Mary and St LaurenceReligious grounds3.2 km→✦Stone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375m south west of Park FarmHistoric site4 km→✦Colliery on Rudland Rigg, 825m north east of Bog HouseHistoric site4.1 km→