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Sledmere Monument

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Jackdaw
✦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

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Jackdaw
✦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

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swallow, Jackdaw, Pied Wagtail +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swallow, Jackdaw, Pied Wagtail +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Small White, Large White +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Small White, Large White +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Goat's-beard, Chicory, Common Hemp-nettle +1 more · last seen 2012; Plants — Goat's-beard, Chicory, Common Hemp-nettle +1 more · last seen 2012

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Chalkland WayWalking route59 km

Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

13 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

Main RouteCycling route332 m

Named routeRef 166Length 332 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2 km

Named routeRef 166Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route807 m

Named routeRef 166Length 807 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,153 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,153 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

springsummer

2026

Swallow · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Buzzard +73

SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
SwiftApus apus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Delichon urbicum urbicumDelichon urbicum urbicum2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
American WigeonMareca americana2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
Accipiter nisus nisusAccipiter nisus nisus2022
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2019
RavenCorvus corax2018
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2017
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2015
QuailCoturnix coturnix2011
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2011
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2011
Willow TitPoecile montanus2011

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Mole · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel +2

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022

🐝

Insects38 species

summer

2026

Common Darter · Small White · Large White · Red Admiral · Green-veined White +33

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2014
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Egle minutaEgle minuta2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025
Stag KnucklehornCladius pectinicornis2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2023
Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2023
Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2023
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2021
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2018
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2016
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2011
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2011

🌿

Plants111 species

summer

2019

Tufted Vetch · Hairy Lady's-mantle · Eyebright · Pineappleweed · Italian Rye-grass +106

Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Hairy Lady's-mantleAlchemilla filicaulis
EyebrightEuphrasia
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum
Heath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatum
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
BetonyBetonica officinalis
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Norway SprucePicea abies
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
DropwortFilipendula vulgaris
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Quaking-grassBriza media
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Austrian PinePinus nigra
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
DandelionTaraxacum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
NipplewortLapsana communis
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
CowslipPrimula veris
BeechFagus sylvatica
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria
Red CampionSilene dioica
European LarchLarix decidua
PignutConopodium majus
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Downy OatAvenula pubescens
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Bush VetchVicia sepium
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Red FescueFestuca rubra
ElderSambucus nigra
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
AshFraxinus excelsior
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
TimothyPhleum pratense
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia
DaisyBellis perennis
White CloverTrifolium repens
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina
Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Japanese LarchLarix kaempferi
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
GorseUlex europaeus
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Field MapleAcer campestre
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2012
ChicoryCichorium intybus2012
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2012

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,153 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

springsummer

2026

Swallow · Pied Wagtail · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Buzzard +73

SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
SwiftApus apus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Delichon urbicum urbicumDelichon urbicum urbicum2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
American WigeonMareca americana2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
GreenshankTringa nebularia2023
Accipiter nisus nisusAccipiter nisus nisus2022
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2019
RavenCorvus corax2018
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2017
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2015
QuailCoturnix coturnix2011
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2011
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2011
Willow TitPoecile montanus2011

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Mole · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel +2

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022

🐝

Insects38 species

summer

2026

Common Darter · Small White · Large White · Red Admiral · Green-veined White +33

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2014
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Egle minutaEgle minuta2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025
Stag KnucklehornCladius pectinicornis2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2023
Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2023
Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2023
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2021
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2018
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2016
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2011
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2011

🌿

Plants111 species

summer

2019

Tufted Vetch · Hairy Lady's-mantle · Eyebright · Pineappleweed · Italian Rye-grass +106

Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Hairy Lady's-mantleAlchemilla filicaulis
EyebrightEuphrasia
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum
Heath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatum
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
BetonyBetonica officinalis
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Norway SprucePicea abies
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
DropwortFilipendula vulgaris
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Quaking-grassBriza media
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Austrian PinePinus nigra
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
DandelionTaraxacum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
NipplewortLapsana communis
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
CowslipPrimula veris
BeechFagus sylvatica
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria
Red CampionSilene dioica
European LarchLarix decidua
PignutConopodium majus
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Downy OatAvenula pubescens
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Bush VetchVicia sepium
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Red FescueFestuca rubra
ElderSambucus nigra
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
AshFraxinus excelsior
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
BrambleRubus fruticosus
TimothyPhleum pratense
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia
DaisyBellis perennis
White CloverTrifolium repens
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina
Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Japanese LarchLarix kaempferi
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
GorseUlex europaeus
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Field MapleAcer campestre
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2012
ChicoryCichorium intybus2012
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2012

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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✦SLEDMERE HOUSEHistoric site1.1 km→✦Linear earthwork running from the head of Warren Dale towards Sledmere Field Farm and associated settlement siteHistoric site3.8 km→✦Croom medieval settlement and cultivation terracesHistoric site1.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds200 m→✦Kirby Grindalythe medieval settlement earthworks immediately south west of St Andrew's ChurchHistoric site3.8 km→✦Thirkleby medieval settlement adjacent to Thirkleby ManorHistoric site4.1 km→

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