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Swaythorpe Medieval Settlement

📷 John Phillips · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.10657, -0.41371

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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 Yellowhammer
  • 🌿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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +11 more · last seen 2020

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Rubus halsteadensis, Perennial Sow-thistle +171 more · last seen 2014; Plants — Bramble, Rubus halsteadensis, Perennial Sow-thistle +171 more · last seen 2014

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Elder, Hogweed +17 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

9 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 route1.6 km
Named routeRef 166Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route535 m
Named routeRef 166Length 535 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km
Named routeRef 166Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Swaythorpe deserted medieval village

📷 John Phillips · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Swaythorpe deserted medieval village

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Boythorpe settlement siteHistoric site4.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→🪦Burton Fleming CemeteryCemetery4.9 km→✦Swaythorpe medieval settlementHistoric site0 m→

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