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Peak alum works

2 ha

📷 habiloid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

54.40588, -0.50209

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Goldfinch +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Goldfinch +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Cercopis vulnerata, Gorse Shieldbug +61 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Vetch, Broom Fork-moss, Broom +40 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Vetch, Broom Fork-moss, Broom +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bilberry, Common Sorrel, Rowan +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Lyke Wake WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
North Sea Trail, EnglandWalking route
Named routeRef NSInternational walking route
The Pleasauncepublic footpath · 414 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 414 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

20 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 route63 m
Named routeRef 1Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Peak Alum Works seen from The Cleveland Way, Ravenscar

📷 habiloid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Peak Alum Works seen from The Cleveland Way, Ravenscar

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Green DikeHistoric site1.4 km→✦Medieval dyke known as Green DikeHistoric site1.4 km→✦Green DikeHistoric site900 m→✦Burnt HoweHistoric site1.7 km→✦Site of Stoupe Brow alum works, 210m south east of Stoupe Bank FarmHistoric site1.7 km→✦Cairnfield 350m south east of Cook HouseHistoric site3.1 km→

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