Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome252 ha
Getting here
54.33923, -1.64448
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
- ✦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
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Yellowhammer +81 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: HORNBY CASTLE; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Yellowhammer +81 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dandelion, Bramble, Rubus dasyphyllus +202 more · last seen 2015
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
National Byway (Bedale Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 71Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route437 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 437 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route62 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 71Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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