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Staxton Brow entrenchment

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📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.18980, -0.45168

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rook
  • ✦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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Pheasant +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Pheasant +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small Tortoiseshell, Greater Bulb-Fly +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sun Spurge, Creeping Thistle, Bladder Campion +176 more · last seen 2018

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 166Cycling route
Named routeRef 166National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route354 m
Named routeRef 1Length 354 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The picnic area at the top of Staxton Hill

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The picnic area at the top of Staxton Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ganton HallUrban park2.2 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⚽Ganton Cricket ClubPlaying field2.5 km→🐄TrottersVisitor farm4.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→⛳The Wolds Way Golf CourseGolf course4.4 km→