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Tumulus

📷 Wikipedia · Tumulus · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.48239, -0.99905

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Red Grouse (scotica) +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Curlew, Red Grouse (scotica) +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Blackfoot Polypore, Blushing Bracket +42 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Blackfoot Polypore, Blushing Bracket +42 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Copper, Peacock, Green Hairstreak +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Copper, Peacock, Green Hairstreak +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heather, Bilberry, Crowberry agg. +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heather, Bilberry, Crowberry agg. +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tees LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Esk Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
Samaritan WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 168Cycling route
Named routeRef 168National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route

Alternative route of EV12 between Whitby and Brotton following national routes 165 and 168.

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route647 m
Named routeRef 168Length 647 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route234 m
Named routeRef 165Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
Guisborough Forest Red RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Guisborough Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue

Wildlife to spot

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Tumulus

📷 Wikipedia · Tumulus · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→✦White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and CommondaleHistoric site3.1 km→✦Commondale Moor cairn cemeteryHistoric site1 km→✦Round barrow 490m north of North IngsHistoric site1.5 km→✦Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black HowesHistoric site2.8 km→✦Two round barrows on Moorsholm Moor known as Black HowesHistoric site2.8 km→

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