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Square barrow cemetery, moated site, fishponds and medieval settlement remains at Scorborough

10 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

53.89291, -0.45405

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Hogweed, Bramble, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Limnephilus lunatus +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Limnephilus lunatus +108 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Hogweed, Bramble +51 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Hogweed, Bramble +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Minster WayWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Hudson WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parkland and farm buildings, Scorborough

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parkland and farm buildings, Scorborough

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Rosemary WalkUrban park4.8 km→✦Site of Watton Gilbertine priory, two possible medieval archery butts and Civil War earthworksHistoric site4.8 km→🌱The ParkUrban park5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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