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The Thieves' Dikes: prehistoric linear boundaries and associated features

7 ha

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

54.32229, -0.50449

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
  • ✦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

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush +38 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush +38 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Wintergreen, Goat's-beard, Yorkshire-fog +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Sea Trail, EnglandWalking route
Named routeRef NSInternational walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 1Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route67 m
Named routeRef 1Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Beacon Brow Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.9 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.9 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road beside Thieves Dikes and Turkey Carpet

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road beside Thieves Dikes and Turkey Carpet

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