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Stanwick Iron Age Hill Fort

445 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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54.49831, -1.71984

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Coal Tit
✦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

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Coal Tit
✦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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Coal Tit, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Very strong match

Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Coal Tit, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +31 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Bluebell, Crosswort +139 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route

UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Cycle Route 165Cycling route

Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network

A66 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef A66Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route189 m

Named routeRef 165Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route512 m

Named routeRef 165Length 512 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route152 m

Named routeRef 165Length 152 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

2,555 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,555 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

spring

2023

Redstart · Blackcap · Blackbird · Robin · Wren +60

RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
RuffCalidris pugnax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
MagpiePica pica2020
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2020
WigeonMareca penelope
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
CootFulica atra2020
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2020
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2020
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2023

Peacock · Small White · Painted Lady · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White +8

PeacockAglais io2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,555 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

spring

2023

Redstart · Blackcap · Blackbird · Robin · Wren +60

RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
RuffCalidris pugnax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
MagpiePica pica2020
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2020
WigeonMareca penelope
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
CootFulica atra2020
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2020
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
Mute SwanCygnus olor2020
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2020
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2020
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2023

Peacock · Small White · Painted Lady · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White +8

PeacockAglais io2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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