How Hill large univallate hillfort 4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Getting here
54.37720, -1.83477
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Contour fort scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Pied Flycatcher ✦ 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
🐦 72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Pied Flycatcher ✦ 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 — Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Great Scented Liverwort · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Round Howe and Billy Bank Woods Trail, Hudswell Walking route 2.2 km ▾
Explore the steep banks of the River Swale & rough pasture behind Round Howe. Wild flowers, hills, historic woodland, & views of Richmond. Open space for playing, places for riverside picnics & prime spots for skimming stones. Muddy in wet weather.
Named route Length 2.2 km Duration 00:45-02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hudswell Woods Trail Walking route 2.4 km ▾
An attractive walk beside the river and along the top of the wood. Steep route with 230 steps.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 00:45-02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C2C Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Yorkshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 14.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 71 Length 14.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,280 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,280 records · National Biodiversity Network Dipper · Pied Flycatcher · Redstart · Blue Tit · Kestrel +37
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swift Apus apus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023 Squirrel Slow-worm
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Downlooker Snipefly · Mesembrina meridiana +24
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025 Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Great Scented Liverwort
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,280 records · National Biodiversity Network Dipper · Pied Flycatcher · Redstart · Blue Tit · Kestrel +37
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Tit Parus major2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swift Apus apus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023 Squirrel Slow-worm
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Downlooker Snipefly · Mesembrina meridiana +24
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2025 Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Great Scented Liverwort
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus2023
Sciurus2023
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis2024
Harmonia axyridis2024
Bumblebee Bombus2023
Bumblebee Bombus2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2025
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Pedicia rivosa Pedicia rivosa2025
Pedicia rivosa Pedicia rivosa2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius2025
Ant Beetle Thanasimus formicarius2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Trichrysis cyanea Trichrysis cyanea2025
Trichrysis cyanea Trichrysis cyanea2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Parasyrphus nigritarsis2025
Parasyrphus nigritarsis Parasyrphus nigritarsis2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum2024
Yellow-faced Blowfly Cynomya mortuorum2024
Shielded Sawfly Tenthredopsis scutellaris2024
Shielded Sawfly Tenthredopsis scutellaris2024
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2024
Yellow May Dun Heptagenia sulphurea2024
Ecdyonurus insignis Ecdyonurus insignis2024
Ecdyonurus insignis Ecdyonurus insignis2024
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata2024
Rhithrogena semicolorata Rhithrogena semicolorata2024
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2023
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2023
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023 