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Settlement at Blealands Nook

17 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

54.02660, -0.59894

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🌿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 — Woodpigeon, Dunnock, House Sparrow +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Dunnock, House Sparrow +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Creeping Thistle, Ribwort Plantain +151 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Bramble, Creeping Thistle, Ribwort Plantain +151 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Dandelion +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Small White, Green-veined White +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange-tip, Small White, Green-veined White +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route134 km
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 166Cycling route
Named routeRef 166National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 167Cycling route
Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164Cycling route
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wheatfield at Short Blealands

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wheatfield at Short Blealands

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SLEDMERE HOUSEHistoric site5 km→✦Garton Slack settlement siteHistoric site3.4 km→✦Linear earthwork running from the head of Warren Dale towards Sledmere Field Farm and associated settlement siteHistoric site3.6 km→✦Sections of linear boundary dyke in Cow Dale Plantation, Rabbit Dale and Oxland PlantationHistoric site3.3 km→✦Sections of linear boundary dyke in Harper Dale and Holm Dale, north east of Horsedale PlantationHistoric site4.2 km→✦Section of a single and double linear boundary dyke in Horse Dale, and the junctions of Holm Dale and Harper Dale, north west of Northfield FarmHistoric site4.5 km→

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