Hellaby: a deserted medieval village and well, enclosure, ridge and furrow and post medieval long house
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.42422, -1.24108
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Lily Beetle, Red Admiral +62 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small White, Lily Beetle, Red Admiral +62 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Honesty, Bee Orchid, Common Cord-moss +35 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Honesty, Bee Orchid, Common Cord-moss +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Potato, Elder, Red Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Doorstep WalkWalking route▾
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 674Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route328 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 328 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route70 m▾
Named routeLength 70 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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