Tag: North York Moors
Dog Walks around Ampleforth Woods
Posted on October 10th, 2025 by Sproxton Hall Cottages
Wass and Pry Rigg comprise 663 hectares of mixed coniferous and broadleaved woodland at the southwest corner of the North York Moors National Park. From the holiday cottages, they are the woodlands seen on the hillside when looking towards Ampleforth. They are a short drive or accessible via mountain bike or a longer country ramble […]
Stargazing in North Yorkshire: Your Guide to the Dark Skies of the Howardian Hills and North York Moors
Posted on October 10th, 2025 by Sproxton Hall Cottages
Imagine a night sky so dark that the Milky Way stretches out overhead and constellations you’ve only ever seen in books are visible. The North York Moors National Park and the Howardian Hills National Landscape offer some of the country’s most spectacular opportunities for stargazing, thanks to their exceptionally low levels of light pollution. Sproxton […]
Nature from the doorstep: Something New Every Day
Posted on October 10th, 2025 by Sproxton Hall Cottages
We set ourselves a challenge for May 2025: to find and record a different species of plant, ideally in bloom or blossom, every single day of the month. Our “laboratory” was the network of footpaths and bridleways right from our doorstep at Sproxton Hall Cottages, leading us from the rolling farmlands of the Howardian Hills […]