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Two bowl barrows on Stanghow High Moor

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📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.50565, -0.99596

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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
  • ✦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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Greylag Goose, Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Greylag Goose, Red Grouse (scotica), Curlew +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wavy Hair-Grass, Heather, Bilberry +21 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Wavy Hair-Grass, Heather, Bilberry +21 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Small Copper, Small Heath +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Small Copper, Small Heath +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Sheep's Sorrel, Wood-sorrel +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cleveland StreetWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
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Cycling

39 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
Guisborough LoopCycling route
Named routeRef GuisboroughLocal cycle route
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
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Standing Stone on Tumulus

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Standing Stone on Tumulus

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lingdale Wildlife MeadowUrban park4.5 km→🌱Priory GardensUrban park4.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→✦White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and CommondaleHistoric site3.4 km→✦Round barrow 490m north of North IngsHistoric site1.2 km→✦Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black HowesHistoric site1.3 km→

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