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15. A spring, summer, autumn winter walking in Kirkdale including St Gregory Minster and Sleightholmedale
St Gregory Minster, Kirkdale, is a good starting point for a glorious spring circular walk initially northwards through Kirkdale along by Hedge Beck and on up to Sleightholme Dale. You can return via Robin Hood's Howl.
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Early autumn in Sleightholmedale, near Sleightholmedale Lodge
Late autumn colours in Kirkdale
Kirkdale woods are awash with wild flowers.
Primroses in Kirkdale
Greater Stitchwort in Kirkdale.
Violets - Common/Heath Dog Violet?
The old mill building and bridge at Hold Cauldron Bridge over Hodge Beck, at the northern end of Kirkdale Woods.
Wild flowers in Kirkdale Woods.
Wood Anemone and Red Campion in Kirkdale.
Lesser Celandine in Kirkdale.
The entrance to Kirkdale caves near St Gregory Minster. A section of these caves discovered by quarrymen in 1821 contained the remains of many ancient wild animals including bison, bear, giant deer, hippopotamus, mammoth, lion, rhinoceros and wolf from up to 100000 years ago.
Close up of the Kirkdale cave entrance, with ropes dangling down to aid entry. In prehistoric times the cave had been a hyena den.
Autumn walking through the woodland alongside Hodge Beck.
Lovely autumn colours in Kirkdale.
Eventually at the top of 'Kirkdale' you overlooking into Sleightholmedale. Ryedale Views near Helmsley 15b. A Summer/Winter Walk in Kirkdale, North Yorkshire You can park on the side of Green Lane south-east of Sleightholme Dale Lodge (fantastic gardens) - in fact this is the road to Sleightholme Dale Lodge. You walk north-east back up Green Lane, turn right south and at Woolah turn left across the fields to Hagg Wood.
The fields stretching south down to the A170 Helmsley road
Then head south for Robin Hood's Howl.
The footpath through the narrow wooded limestone valley of Robin Hood's Howl.
A most interesting fungal growth in Robin Hood's Howl.
Walking through masses of wild garlic either side of the path in Robin Hood's Howl, Kirkdale and St Gregory Minster walk
November in Robin Hood's Howl
Looking south to the crossroads north of Howkeld House.
Looking back to Robin Hood's Howl.
At the cross-roads turn right to head for the Kirkdale Caves and St Gregory Minster.
Late autumn colours in Kirkdale
St Gregory's Minster, Kirkdale
Winter, but no snow yet!
To the left of St Gregory's Minster head north, keeping close, but always to the east of Hodge Beck.
A rather dry river bed near the Minster, but evidence of the footbridge being swept away in the past!
Eventually, from the track north, you come out just south of Sleightholme Dale Lodge (fantastic private gardens), do a clockwise U turn up the road and swing round to the left back into Green Lane.
There is a lovely avenue of trees lining the road down into Sleightholmdale, North Yorkshire
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