Round barrow on Surgate Brow known as Swarth Howe
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🌳Ancient✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.33310, -0.50994
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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
Best for
6 activities🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Historic site with public access
Dogs allowed with public access
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Moors to Sea
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cleveland WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
North Sea Trail, EnglandWalking route▾
Named routeRef NSInternational walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route111 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route67 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Junction of tracks, Surgate Brow
Photos
Junction of tracks, Surgate Brow
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
10,871 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,871 records · NBN AtlasSwallow · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Jay
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All 36 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Peacock · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Ringlet · Marbled White
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All 37 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Common Wintergreen · Goat's-beard · Wood Forget-me-not · Douglas Fir · Greater Fork-moss
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All 10 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common WintergreenPyrola minor
- Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesii
- Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus
- Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,871 records · NBN AtlasSwallow · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Jay
+31 more speciesHide species list
All 36 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Peacock · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Ringlet · Marbled White
+32 more speciesHide species list
All 37 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Common Wintergreen · Goat's-beard · Wood Forget-me-not · Douglas Fir · Greater Fork-moss
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common WintergreenPyrola minor
- Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesii
- Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus
- Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small White
Small White
Pieris rapae2024
Pieris rapae2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataHeather BeetleLochmaea suturalisHeather BeetleLochmaea suturalisSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaEpistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariaeBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusOrchid BeetleDascillus cervinusRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisCheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilisBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataNut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammumNut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammumCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiHornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024Crosswort
Crosswort
Cruciata laevipes
Cruciata laevipes
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repens