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Reaveley Hill settlement

1 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

55.44912, -2.00368

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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

🌤️ 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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Wren +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Wren +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Platycheirus albimanus +14 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Platycheirus albimanus +14 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Foxglove, Common Dog-violet, Sticky Groundsel +2 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Foxglove, Common Dog-violet, Sticky Groundsel +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route653 m

Named routeRef 68Length 653 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route191 m

Named routeRef 68Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route121 m

Named routeRef 68Length 121 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route92 m

Named routeRef 68Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route8 m

Named routeRef 68Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,862 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,862 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Willow Warbler · Chiffchaff · Wren +59

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
CurlewNumenius arquata
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
DipperCinclus cinclus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Rock DoveColumba livia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JayGarrulus glandarius
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Tree SparrowPasser montanus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,862 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds64 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Willow Warbler · Chiffchaff · Wren +59

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
CurlewNumenius arquata
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
DipperCinclus cinclus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Rock DoveColumba livia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
JayGarrulus glandarius
RedshankTringa totanus
Common GullLarus canus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Tree SparrowPasser montanus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Ingram Farm: prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, agricultural and funerary remainsHistoric site2.3 km→✦Greaves Ash campHistoric site3.4 km→✦CampHistoric site2 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦EnclosureHistoric site2.7 km→✦Univallate hillfort, Romano-British enclosed settlement and medieval farmstead, 224m north west of ChestersHistoric site2.7 km→

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