High Stone Dike, southern of two cross dykes on Castleton Rigg
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.42675, -0.95021
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Red Grouse (scotica)
- ✦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
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Red Grouse (scotica)
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Curlew, Red Grouse (scotica), Golden Plover +33 more · last seen 2026; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Curlew, Red Grouse (scotica), Golden Plover +33 more · last seen 2026; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Agapanthia villosoviridescens, Common Blue Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lyke Wake WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Esk Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
Samaritan WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Ridings on FootWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route▾
Alternative route of EV12 between Whitby and Brotton following national routes 165 and 168.
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route234 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route878 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 878 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface 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
Castleton Rigg and a boundary stone
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,976 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,976 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummer
2026▾
Curlew · Red Grouse (scotica) · Golden Plover · Meadow Pipit · Kestrel +31
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
- Great TitParus major2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Rabbit · Mole · Common Shrew · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Ringlet · Agapanthia villosoviridescens · Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket +22
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
🌿Plants6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hemlock Water-dropwort · Western Hemlock-spruce · Girgensohn's Bog-moss · Devil's-bit Scabious · Hare's-tail Cottongrass +1
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla
- Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2024
- Large Bitter-cress
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,976 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springsummer
2026▾
Curlew · Red Grouse (scotica) · Golden Plover · Meadow Pipit · Kestrel +31
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
- Great TitParus major2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Rabbit · Mole · Common Shrew · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2021
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Ringlet · Agapanthia villosoviridescens · Common Blue Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket +22
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
🌿Plants6 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hemlock Water-dropwort · Western Hemlock-spruce · Girgensohn's Bog-moss · Devil's-bit Scabious · Hare's-tail Cottongrass +1
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla
- Girgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohnii
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2024
- Large Bitter-cress
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cardamine amara2024
Cardamine amara2024
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