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Rookby Scarth medieval settlement

1 ha

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

54.48493, -2.30443

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Curlew, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Physcia tenella, Squamarina cartilaginea, Protoblastenia calva +34 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Physcia tenella, Squamarina cartilaginea, Protoblastenia calva +34 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spear Thistle, Bluebell, Flat-topped Bog-moss +12 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Spear Thistle, Bluebell, Flat-topped Bog-moss +12 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
Lady Anne's WayWalking route160 km

The route was inspired by the indomitable Lady Anne Clifford, who owned vast estates in the old county of Westmorland during the seventeenth century. The route is in the area she traveled and highlights a several castles she renovated.

Named routeLength 160 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
A66 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A66Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route91 m
Named routeRef 70Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 70Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.6 km
Named routeRef 70Length 14.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route757 m
Named routeRef 70Length 757 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rookby Scarth

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rookby Scarth

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Silver Street Memorial GardenUrban park3.1 km→✦Brough Castle and Brough (Verteris) Roman fort and civil settlementHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.3 km→⛪St Stephen's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→⚽Coltsford CommonPlaying field4.5 km→✦Great Musgrave shrunken medieval villageHistoric site4.8 km→

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