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Ray Wood stands on the site of an ancient woodland Ray Wood stands on the site of an ancient woodland – over the past 300 years it has gone through many – over the past 300 years it has gone through many transformations. By 1720 the wood was filled with transformations. By 1720 the wood was filled with statues, cascades, fountains and pavilions, but all statues, cascades, fountains and pavilions, but all of these features disappeared by the middle of the of these features disappeared by the middle of the 18th Century. All that remains today is the Reservoir 18th Century. All that remains today is the Reservoir at the top of the hill, which was rebuilt in 1850 to at the top of the hill, which was rebuilt in 1850 to supply both of Nesfield’s Fountains. In the 1940s the supply both of Nesfield’s Fountains. In the 1940s the wood was clear felled, but twenty years later re- wood was clear felled, but twenty years later re- planting began under the guidance of award-winning planting began under the guidance of award-winning plantsman James Russell. Almost 800 varieties of plantsman James Russell. Almost 800 varieties of rhododendron, providing an impressive array of colour rhododendron, providing an impressive array of colour during May and June, were planted. There are glades during May and June, were planted. There are glades Welburn School work day, 2005 East Moor Banks AtlasWelburn Fountain, School Castle work Howardday, 2005 ofEast pieris, Moor wildBanks roses, rare magnolias, viburnums, Atlas Fountain, Castle Howard of pieris, wild roses, rare magnolias, viburnums, maples and rowans, creating year-round interest with maples and rowans, creating year-round interest with a diversity of flower, autumn colour and fruit. a diversity of flower, autumn colour and fruit. Welburn is a linear village. It was part of a joint Richard Spruce (1817-1893) was one of the most TheWelburn Howard is afamily linear havevillage. lived It wasat Castle part of Howard a joint for Richard Spruce (1817-1893) was one of the most The Howard family have lived at Castle Howard for parish with Bulmer until the 19th Century when it accomplished botanists and explorers of the Victorian threeparish centuries. with Bulmer Today until Castle the 19th Howard Century is a modernwhen it Welburnaccomplished Mill wasbotanists recorded and inexplorers the Domesday of the Victorian Survey; three centuries. Today Castle Howard is a modern Welburn Mill was recorded in the Domesday Survey; gained its own church and cemetery. Consecrated era. He travelled extensively in South America, workinggained its Estate own churchof 10,000 and acres. cemetery. More Consecratedthan 6,000 itera. has He since travelled become extensively known as in Todd South Mill. America, Both Todd working Estate of 10,000 acres. More than 6,000 it has since become known as Todd Mill. Both Todd in 1865, the spire and tower-topped Church of sending specimens of more than 7,000 plants back acresin 1865, of thethe Estatespire and are tower-topped given over to Churchagriculture. of Millsending and Toddspecimens Wood, of in morewhich than it is 7,000situated, plants gained back acres of the Estate are given over to agriculture. Mill and Todd Wood, in which it is situated, gained St. John the Evangelist was mostly funded by the to England, many of which were new to science. He EnvironmentalSt. John the Evangelist stewardship was is atmostly the heart funded of theby the theirto England, names manyfrom theof which Todd family,were new who to operated science. He Environmental stewardship is at the heart of the their names from the Todd family, who operated late Earl of Carlisle. The pews are made of oak and gathered seeds of the quinine-producing cinchona widerlate Earl management of Carlisle. Theof the pews Estate are and made includes of oak and thegathered mill in seedsthe 18th of theand quinine-producing 19th Centuries. In cinchona the 19th wider management of the Estate and includes the mill in the 18th and 19th Centuries. In the 19th several of the stained glass windows are memorials tree from the slopes of the Andes – these were used schemesseveral of for the regeneration stained glass of windows hedgerows. are Forestrymemorials Centurytree from some the slopesof the machineryof the Andes in the– these by now were disused used schemes for regeneration of hedgerows. Forestry Century some of the machinery in the by now disused to the Howard family. by the Empire in India as a source of this anti-malarial isto also the Howardan important family. activity, with nearly 2,000 acres millby the was Empire restored in Indiato pump as a watersource to of the this village anti-malarial of is also an important activity, with nearly 2,000 acres mill was restored to pump water to the village of drug. Born in Ganthorpe, his family moved to Welburn of woodland (divided equally between coniferous Welburn.drug. Born in Ganthorpe, his family moved to Welburn of woodland (divided equally between coniferous Welburn. Dial House, on the main street, is on the site of the Dial House, on the main street, is on the site of the in 1841. When not abroad he spent much of his adult and deciduous plantings) which are managed for in 1841. When not abroad he spent much of his adult and deciduous plantings) which are managed for former poorhouse or workhouse. The workhouse ran former poorhouse or workhouse. The workhouse ran A First World War prison camp was situated to the A First World War prison camp was situated to the life in Welburn, occasionally deputising for his father commercial timber production, amenity and wildlife life in Welburn, occasionally deputising for his father commercial timber production, amenity and wildlife as a business, taking in paupers from other parishes. as a business, taking in paupers from other parishes. north of Welburn on Water Lane, where the bridleway north of Welburn on Water Lane, where the bridleway as the teacher at Welburn School. value. In April 2006, Castle Howard was given as the teacher at Welburn School. value. In April 2006, Castle Howard was given Traditional features in Welburn include the red phone Traditional features in Welburn include the red phone enters the woods at the base of East Moor Banks. enters the woods at the base of East Moor Banks. UKWAS accreditation: the UK Woodland Assurance UKWAS accreditation: the UK Woodland Assurance box that stands on the main street. The main building of Welburn School was built in box that stands on the main street. The main building of Welburn School was built in Scheme (UKWAS) recognises forests and woodlands Bluebells Scheme (UKWAS) recognises forests and woodlands 1841 and it opened as a boys school in that year. 1841 and it opened as a boys school in that year. Bluebells Welburn Village Hall is situated on the same whichWelburn are Villagemanaged Hall to isthe situated highest on standards. the same which are managed to the highest standards. Today both boys and girls travel from Welburn and the Today both boys and girls travel from Welburn and the lane as the church. It was completed in 2007 and lane as the church. It was completed in 2007 and outlying villages and farmsteads to attend the school. There are almost 200 buildings and monuments outlying villages and farmsteads to attend the school. There are almost 200 buildings and monuments uses sustainable technology to light and heat it. uses sustainable technology to light and heat it. With the support of the Howardian Hills AONB SDF, across the Estate – a major programme of restoration With the support of the Howardian Hills AONB SDF, across the Estate – a major programme of restoration The village obtained a grant towards the cost of an The village obtained a grant towards the cost of an the children and teachers have worked hard to create work is dedicated to preserving these unique the children and teachers have worked hard to create work is dedicated to preserving these unique air-source heatpump and sunpipes from the AONB air-source heatpump and sunpipes from the AONB an organic kitchen garden and a wildlife area. As well structures. The Pyramid was built in 1728 to a design an organic kitchen garden and a wildlife area. As well structures. The Pyramid was built in 1728 to a design Sustainable Development Fund (SDF). As well as Sustainable Development Fund (SDF). As well as as providing an educational resource these features by Hawksmoor. Inside is a colossal bust of Lord as providing an educational resource these features by Hawksmoor. Inside is a colossal bust of Lord reducing running costs, these features will decrease reducing running costs, these features will decrease have added greatly to the biodiversity value of the William Howard, the Tudor founder of the Carlisle have added greatly to the biodiversity value of the William Howard, the Tudor founder of the Carlisle the amount of fossil fuels being burnt when the the amount of fossil fuels being burnt when the grounds. branch of the Howard family. Standing 90 feet into grounds. branch of the Howard family. Standing 90 feet into building is in use. The hall is equipped for use by building is in use. The hall is equipped for use by the air and supported by 20 pillars, the Mausoleum the air and supported by 20 pillars, the Mausoleum residential groups and a toilet is available for use by residential groups and a toilet is available for use by has been the final resting place of the Howard family has been the final resting place of the Howard family the public (locked at night). the public (locked at night). from the 18th Century to the present day. from the 18th Century to the present day.

History and History and Habitats Habitats

Yellowhammer The Four Faces monument PeacockYellowhammer butterfly The Four Faces monument Peacock butterfly

For further information please contact: The Country Code TheFor furtherVillage information please contact: The Country Code The Village Howardian Hills AONB When walking in the Howardian Hills AONB please WelburnHowardian has Hills a public AONB house (serving food), village When walking in the Howardian Hills AONB please Welburn has a public house (serving food), village The Mews remember The Country Code: shopThe Mews and café and car service centre. Bed and remember The Country Code: shop and café and car service centre. Bed and Wath Court BreakfastWath Court accommodation is available in Welburn Breakfast accommodation is available in Welburn • Be safe – plan ahead and follow any signs • Be safe – plan ahead and follow any signs Hovingham Tel: 0845 034 9495 andHovingham the Village Hall is equippedTel: 0845 for 034 residential 9495 and the Village Hall is equipped for residential York [email protected] • Leave gates and property as you find them groups.York Castle Howard [email protected] a farm shop, giftshops, • Leave gates and property as you find them groups. Castle Howard offers a farm shop, giftshops, YO62 4NN www.howardianhills.org.uk • Protect plants and animals and take your litter bookshop,YO62 4NN courtyard caféwww.howardianhills.org.uk and plant centre with • Protect plants and animals and take your litter bookshop, courtyard café and plant centre with home café (no entry charge to access these areas). More home café (no entry charge to access these areas). More information about Castle Howard and the Estate is information about Castle Howard and the Estate is To find out about visiting Castle Howard • Keep dogs on a lead or under close control To find out about visiting Castle Howard • Keep dogs on a lead or under close control available from outlets in The Courtyard. available from outlets in The Courtyard. please contact: • Consider other people please contact: • Consider other people Castle Howard Estate Ltd Please also take care not to disturb stock and to GettingCastle Howard to Welburn Estate Ltd Please also take care not to disturb stock and to Getting to Welburn follow the waymarking, map and directions as you follow the waymarking, map and directions as you Estate Office ByEstate car: OfficeWelburn lies close to the A64. Limited free car Three circular walks starting from By car: Welburn lies close to the A64. Limited free car Three circular walks starting from pass through farmyards and settlements. Castle Howard parkingCastle Howard is available close to the Church and additional pass through farmyards and settlements. parking is available close to the Church and additional York Tel: 01653 648444 streetYork parking is available inTel: the 01653 village. 648444 Please avoid street parking is available in the village. Please avoid Maps Maps Welburn Welburn YO60 7DA www.castlehoward.co.uk causingYO60 7DA inconvenience to residentswww.castlehoward.co.uk when parking. causing inconvenience to residents when parking. These routes can be found on: These routes can be found on: By bus: Routes to Welburn and Castle Howard run By bus: Routes to Welburn and Castle Howard run OS Explorer 300, The Howardian Hills and Malton from Malton and York. Times available on 01653 OS Explorer 300, The Howardian Hills and Malton from Malton and York. Times available on 01653 Photos: AONB Unit. OS Landranger 100, Malton and Pickering Photos: AONB Unit. Supported by 692556 (or from www.yorkshirecoastliner.co.uk) and on OS Landranger 100, Malton and Pickering 692556 (or from www.yorkshirecoastliner.co.uk) and on Except: Except: Supported by 0870 6082608 (or from www.yorkshiretravel.net). 0870 6082608 (or from www.yorkshiretravel.net). G. Megson: Yellowhammer. You are advised to use an OS map alongside this G. Megson: Yellowhammer. You are advised to use an OS map alongside this Castle Howard also lies on Moors Bus Route 9. Castle Howard also lies on Moors Bus Route 9. M. Hunter: Small tortoiseshell, Peacock butterfly. leaflet when following the walk routes and to carry a M. Hunter: Small tortoiseshell, Peacock butterfly. leaflet when following the walk routes and to carry a Timetables are available on-line (www.moors.uk.net/ Timetables are available on-line (www.moors.uk.net/ Castle Howard Estate: Aberdeen Angus, compass. Castle Howard Estate: Aberdeen Angus, compass. Arable farming, Atlas Fountain. moorsbusArable farming,) and Atlas from Fountain. the North York Moors National moorsbus) and from the North York Moors National Whitfield Benson: Welburn (front cover), Temple of Welburn is at grid reference SE721680. ParkWhitfield Authority Benson: office Welburn and(front visitor cover), centres.Temple of Welburn is at grid reference SE721680. Park Authority office and visitor centres. the Four Winds. the Four Winds. By train: The nearest stations are in York, Malton and By train: The nearest stations are in York, Malton and Thirsk. Some services link in with the above buses. Thirsk. Some services link in with the above buses. Leaflet designed by PLB – www.plbltd.com Leaflet designed by PLB – www.plbltd.com Ray Wood stands on the site of an ancient woodland – over the past 300 years it has gone through many transformations. By 1720 the wood was filled with statues, cascades, fountains and pavilions, but all of these features disappeared by the middle of the 18th Century. All that remains today is the Reservoir at the top of the hill, which was rebuilt in 1850 to supply both of Nesfield’s Fountains. In the 1940s the wood was clear felled, but twenty years later re- planting began under the guidance of award-winning plantsman James Russell. Almost 800 varieties of rhododendron, providing an impressive array of colour during May and June, were planted. There are glades Welburn School work day, 2005 East Moor Banks Atlas Fountain, Castle Howard of pieris, wild roses, rare magnolias, viburnums, maples and rowans, creating year-round interest with a diversity of flower, autumn colour and fruit. Welburn is a linear village. It was part of a joint Richard Spruce (1817-1893) was one of the most The Howard family have lived at Castle Howard for parish with Bulmer until the 19th Century when it accomplished botanists and explorers of the Victorian three centuries. Today Castle Howard is a modern Welburn Mill was recorded in the Domesday Survey; gained its own church and cemetery. Consecrated era. He travelled extensively in South America, working Estate of 10,000 acres. More than 6,000 it has since become known as Todd Mill. Both Todd in 1865, the spire and tower-topped Church of sending specimens of more than 7,000 plants back acres of the Estate are given over to agriculture. Mill and Todd Wood, in which it is situated, gained St. John the Evangelist was mostly funded by the to England, many of which were new to science. He Environmental stewardship is at the heart of the their names from the Todd family, who operated late Earl of Carlisle. The pews are made of oak and gathered seeds of the quinine-producing cinchona wider management of the Estate and includes the mill in the 18th and 19th Centuries. In the 19th several of the stained glass windows are memorials tree from the slopes of the Andes – these were used schemes for regeneration of hedgerows. Forestry Century some of the machinery in the by now disused to the Howard family. by the Empire in India as a source of this anti-malarial is also an important activity, with nearly 2,000 acres mill was restored to pump water to the village of drug. Born in Ganthorpe, his family moved to Welburn of woodland (divided equally between coniferous Welburn. Dial House, on the main street, is on the site of the in 1841. When not abroad he spent much of his adult and deciduous plantings) which are managed for former poorhouse or workhouse. The workhouse ran A First World War prison camp was situated to the life in Welburn, occasionally deputising for his father commercial timber production, amenity and wildlife as a business, taking in paupers from other parishes. north of Welburn on Water Lane, where the bridleway as the teacher at Welburn School. value. In April 2006, Castle Howard was given Traditional features in Welburn include the red phone enters the woods at the base of East Moor Banks. UKWAS accreditation: the UK Woodland Assurance box that stands on the main street. The main building of Welburn School was built in Scheme (UKWAS) recognises forests and woodlands 1841 and it opened as a boys school in that year. Bluebells Welburn Village Hall is situated on the same which are managed to the highest standards. Today both boys and girls travel from Welburn and the lane as the church. It was completed in 2007 and outlying villages and farmsteads to attend the school. There are almost 200 buildings and monuments uses sustainable technology to light and heat it. With the support of the Howardian Hills AONB SDF, across the Estate – a major programme of restoration The village obtained a grant towards the cost of an the children and teachers have worked hard to create work is dedicated to preserving these unique air-source heatpump and sunpipes from the AONB an organic kitchen garden and a wildlife area. As well structures. The Pyramid was built in 1728 to a design Sustainable Development Fund (SDF). As well as as providing an educational resource these features by Hawksmoor. Inside is a colossal bust of Lord reducing running costs, these features will decrease have added greatly to the biodiversity value of the William Howard, the Tudor founder of the Carlisle the amount of fossil fuels being burnt when the grounds. branch of the Howard family. Standing 90 feet into building is in use. The hall is equipped for use by the air and supported by 20 pillars, the Mausoleum residential groups and a toilet is available for use by has been the final resting place of the Howard family the public (locked at night). from the 18th Century to the present day.

History and Habitats

Yellowhammer The Four Faces monument Peacock butterfly

For further information please contact: The Country Code The Village Howardian Hills AONB When walking in the Howardian Hills AONB please Welburn has a public house (serving food), village The Mews remember The Country Code: shop and café and car service centre. Bed and Wath Court Breakfast accommodation is available in Welburn • Be safe – plan ahead and follow any signs Hovingham Tel: 0845 034 9495 and the Village Hall is equipped for residential York [email protected] • Leave gates and property as you find them groups. Castle Howard offers a farm shop, giftshops, YO62 4NN www.howardianhills.org.uk • Protect plants and animals and take your litter bookshop, courtyard café and plant centre with home café (no entry charge to access these areas). More information about Castle Howard and the Estate is To find out about visiting Castle Howard • Keep dogs on a lead or under close control available from outlets in The Courtyard. please contact: • Consider other people Castle Howard Estate Ltd Please also take care not to disturb stock and to Getting to Welburn follow the waymarking, map and directions as you Estate Office By car: Welburn lies close to the A64. Limited free car Three circular walks starting from Castle Howard pass through farmyards and settlements. parking is available close to the Church and additional York Tel: 01653 648444 street parking is available in the village. Please avoid Maps Welburn YO60 7DA www.castlehoward.co.uk causing inconvenience to residents when parking. These routes can be found on: By bus: Routes to Welburn and Castle Howard run OS Explorer 300, The Howardian Hills and Malton from Malton and York. Times available on 01653 Photos: AONB Unit. OS Landranger 100, Malton and Pickering 692556 (or from www.yorkshirecoastliner.co.uk) and on Except: Supported by 0870 6082608 (or from www.yorkshiretravel.net). G. Megson: Yellowhammer. You are advised to use an OS map alongside this Castle Howard also lies on Moors Bus Route 9. M. Hunter: Small tortoiseshell, Peacock butterfly. leaflet when following the walk routes and to carry a Timetables are available on-line (www.moors.uk.net/ Castle Howard Estate: Aberdeen Angus, compass. Arable farming, Atlas Fountain. moorsbus) and from the North York Moors National Whitfield Benson: Welburn (front cover), Temple of Welburn is at grid reference SE721680. Park Authority office and visitor centres. the Four Winds. By train: The nearest stations are in York, Malton and Thirsk. Some services link in with the above buses. Leaflet designed by PLB – www.plbltd.com Ray Wood stands on the site of an ancient woodland – over the past 300 years it has gone through many transformations. By 1720 the wood was filled with statues, cascades, fountains and pavilions, but all of these features disappeared by the middle of the 18th Century. All that remains today is the Reservoir at the top of the hill, which was rebuilt in 1850 to supply both of Nesfield’s Fountains. In the 1940s the wood was clear felled, but twenty years later re- planting began under the guidance of award-winning plantsman James Russell. Almost 800 varieties of rhododendron, providing an impressive array of colour during May and June, were planted. There are glades Welburn School work day, 2005 East Moor Banks Atlas Fountain, Castle Howard of pieris, wild roses, rare magnolias, viburnums, maples and rowans, creating year-round interest with a diversity of flower, autumn colour and fruit. Welburn is a linear village. It was part of a joint Richard Spruce (1817-1893) was one of the most The Howard family have lived at Castle Howard for parish with Bulmer until the 19th Century when it accomplished botanists and explorers of the Victorian three centuries. Today Castle Howard is a modern Welburn Mill was recorded in the Domesday Survey; gained its own church and cemetery. Consecrated era. He travelled extensively in South America, working Estate of 10,000 acres. More than 6,000 it has since become known as Todd Mill. Both Todd in 1865, the spire and tower-topped Church of sending specimens of more than 7,000 plants back acres of the Estate are given over to agriculture. Mill and Todd Wood, in which it is situated, gained St. John the Evangelist was mostly funded by the to England, many of which were new to science. He Environmental stewardship is at the heart of the their names from the Todd family, who operated late Earl of Carlisle. The pews are made of oak and gathered seeds of the quinine-producing cinchona wider management of the Estate and includes the mill in the 18th and 19th Centuries. In the 19th several of the stained glass windows are memorials tree from the slopes of the Andes – these were used schemes for regeneration of hedgerows. Forestry Century some of the machinery in the by now disused to the Howard family. by the Empire in India as a source of this anti-malarial is also an important activity, with nearly 2,000 acres mill was restored to pump water to the village of drug. Born in Ganthorpe, his family moved to Welburn of woodland (divided equally between coniferous Welburn. Dial House, on the main street, is on the site of the in 1841. When not abroad he spent much of his adult and deciduous plantings) which are managed for former poorhouse or workhouse. The workhouse ran A First World War prison camp was situated to the life in Welburn, occasionally deputising for his father commercial timber production, amenity and wildlife as a business, taking in paupers from other parishes. north of Welburn on Water Lane, where the bridleway as the teacher at Welburn School. value. In April 2006, Castle Howard was given Traditional features in Welburn include the red phone enters the woods at the base of East Moor Banks. UKWAS accreditation: the UK Woodland Assurance box that stands on the main street. The main building of Welburn School was built in Scheme (UKWAS) recognises forests and woodlands 1841 and it opened as a boys school in that year. Bluebells Welburn Village Hall is situated on the same which are managed to the highest standards. Today both boys and girls travel from Welburn and the lane as the church. It was completed in 2007 and outlying villages and farmsteads to attend the school. There are almost 200 buildings and monuments uses sustainable technology to light and heat it. With the support of the Howardian Hills AONB SDF, across the Estate – a major programme of restoration The village obtained a grant towards the cost of an the children and teachers have worked hard to create work is dedicated to preserving these unique air-source heatpump and sunpipes from the AONB an organic kitchen garden and a wildlife area. As well structures. The Pyramid was built in 1728 to a design Sustainable Development Fund (SDF). As well as as providing an educational resource these features by Hawksmoor. Inside is a colossal bust of Lord reducing running costs, these features will decrease have added greatly to the biodiversity value of the William Howard, the Tudor founder of the Carlisle the amount of fossil fuels being burnt when the grounds. branch of the Howard family. Standing 90 feet into building is in use. The hall is equipped for use by the air and supported by 20 pillars, the Mausoleum residential groups and a toilet is available for use by has been the final resting place of the Howard family the public (locked at night). from the 18th Century to the present day.

History and Habitats

Yellowhammer The Four Faces monument Peacock butterfly

For further information please contact: The Country Code The Village Howardian Hills AONB When walking in the Howardian Hills AONB please Welburn has a public house (serving food), village The Mews remember The Country Code: shop and café and car service centre. Bed and Wath Court Breakfast accommodation is available in Welburn • Be safe – plan ahead and follow any signs Hovingham Tel: 0845 034 9495 and the Village Hall is equipped for residential York [email protected] • Leave gates and property as you find them groups. Castle Howard offers a farm shop, giftshops, YO62 4NN www.howardianhills.org.uk • Protect plants and animals and take your litter bookshop, courtyard café and plant centre with home café (no entry charge to access these areas). More information about Castle Howard and the Estate is To find out about visiting Castle Howard • Keep dogs on a lead or under close control available from outlets in The Courtyard. please contact: • Consider other people Castle Howard Estate Ltd Please also take care not to disturb stock and to Getting to Welburn follow the waymarking, map and directions as you Estate Office By car: Welburn lies close to the A64. Limited free car Three circular walks starting from Castle Howard pass through farmyards and settlements. parking is available close to the Church and additional York Tel: 01653 648444 street parking is available in the village. Please avoid Maps Welburn YO60 7DA www.castlehoward.co.uk causing inconvenience to residents when parking. These routes can be found on: By bus: Routes to Welburn and Castle Howard run OS Explorer 300, The Howardian Hills and Malton from Malton and York. Times available on 01653 Photos: AONB Unit. OS Landranger 100, Malton and Pickering 692556 (or from www.yorkshirecoastliner.co.uk) and on Except: Supported by 0870 6082608 (or from www.yorkshiretravel.net). G. Megson: Yellowhammer. You are advised to use an OS map alongside this Castle Howard also lies on Moors Bus Route 9. M. Hunter: Small tortoiseshell, Peacock butterfly. leaflet when following the walk routes and to carry a Timetables are available on-line (www.moors.uk.net/ Castle Howard Estate: Aberdeen Angus, compass. Arable farming, Atlas Fountain. moorsbus) and from the North York Moors National Whitfield Benson: Welburn (front cover), Temple of Welburn is at grid reference SE721680. Park Authority office and visitor centres. the Four Winds. By train: The nearest stations are in York, Malton and Thirsk. Some services link in with the above buses. Leaflet designed by PLB – www.plbltd.com Ray Wood standsstands onon thethe sitesite ofof anan ancientancient woodlandwoodland – over the past 300 years it has gone through many transformations.transformations. ByBy 17201720 thethe woodwood waswas filledfilled withwith statues, cascades, fountains and pavilions, but all of these features disappeared by the middle of the 18th Century. All that remains today is the Reservoir at the top of the hill, which was rebuilt in 1850 to supply both of Nesfield’s Fountains. In the 1940s the wood was clear felled, but twenty years later re- planting began under the guidance of award-winning plantsman James Russell. Almost 800 varieties of rhododendron,rhododendron, providingproviding anan impressiveimpressive arrayarray ofof colourcolour during May and June, were planted. There are glades Welburn School work day, 2005 East Moor Banks Atlas Fountain, Castle Howard of pieris, wild roses, rare magnolias, viburnums, maples and rowans, creating year-round interest with a diversity of flower, autumn colour and fruit. Welburn isis aa linearlinear village.village. ItIt waswas partpart ofof aa jointjoint Richard Spruce (1817-1893)(1817-1893) waswas oneone ofof thethe mostmost The Howard family have lived at Castle Howard forfor parish with Bulmer until the 19th Century when it accomplished botanists and explorers of the Victorian threethree centuries.centuries. TodayToday CastleCastle HowardHoward isis aa modernmodern Welburn Mill waswas recordedrecorded inin thethe DomesdayDomesday Survey;Survey; gained its own church and cemetery. Consecrated era. He travelled extensively in South America, working Estate of 10,000 acres. More than 6,000 itit hashas sincesince becomebecome knownknown asas ToddTodd Mill.Mill. 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TheThe workhouseworkhouse ranran A First World War prison camp waswas situatedsituated toto thethe lifelife inin Welburn,Welburn, occasionallyoccasionally deputisingdeputising forfor hishis fatherfather commercial timber production, amenity and wildlife as a business, taking in paupers from other parishes. north of Welburn on Water Lane, where the bridleway as the teacher at Welburn School. value. In April 2006, Castle Howard was given Traditional features in Welburn include the red phone enters the woods at the base of East Moor Banks. UKWAS accreditation: the UK Woodland Assurance box that stands on the main street. The main building of Welburn School waswas builtbuilt inin Scheme (UKWAS) recognises forests and woodlands 1841 and it opened as a boys school in that year. Bluebells Welburn Village Hall isis situatedsituated onon thethe samesame which are managed to the highest standards. Today both boys and girls travel from Welburn and the lanelane asas thethe church.church. ItIt waswas completedcompleted inin 20072007 andand outlying villages and farmsteads to attend the school. There are almost 200 buildings and monuments uses sustainable technology to light and heat it. With the support of the Howardian Hills AONB SDF, across the Estate – a major programme of restoration The village obtained a grant towards the cost of an thethe childrenchildren andand teachersteachers havehave workedworked hardhard toto createcreate work is dedicated to preserving these unique air-source heatpump and sunpipes from the AONB an organic kitchen garden and a wildlife area. As well structures. The Pyramid waswas builtbuilt inin 17281728 toto aa designdesign Sustainable Development Fund (SDF). As well as as providing an educational resource these features by Hawksmoor. Inside is a colossal bust of Lord reducingreducing runningrunning costs,costs, thesethese featuresfeatures willwill decreasedecrease have added greatly to the biodiversity value of the William Howard, the Tudor founder of the Carlisle thethe amountamount ofof fossilfossil fuelsfuels beingbeing burntburnt whenwhen thethe grounds. branch of the Howard family. Standing 90 feet into building is in use. The hall is equipped for use by thethe airair andand supportedsupported byby 2020 pillars,pillars, thethe Mausoleum residentialresidential groupsgroups andand aa toilettoilet isis availableavailable forfor useuse byby has been the final resting place of the Howard family thethe publicpublic (locked(locked atat night).night). fromfrom thethe 18th18th CenturyCentury toto thethe presentpresent day.day.

History and Habitats

Yellowhammer The Four Faces monument Peacock butterfly

10 Purple Route Grade: Moderate 9. This wooden fingerpost sign marks your decision point. Either turn G re a Distance: 5.5km (3.5 miles) with an option to shorten to 3.5km left (Welburn) to shorten the walk, or bear right along the bridleway in the t Bog Hall Blue Route direction of Coneysthorpe to complete the full route. Proceed through the La 9 (2 miles) ke 8 Terrain: Farmland and woodland paths and tracks. wooden gate and along the track to the fingerpost sign. Green Route Some short ascents and descents. 10. Here, at the crossing of paths, we leave the Blue Route and continue N Public Can be muddy and slippery in places. along the tarmac road towards Bulmer. As you walk along the road look right Ray Wood Walking boots recommended. to see Ray Wood, Castle Howard and the landscaped gardens and parklands. Castle Footpath 7 Contrast these with the woods and farmland of the Estate. Listen for skylarks Howard 11 1. Leave Welburn in an easterly direction. Approximately 60m after passing Public and keep an eye out for buzzards. The Temple the last stone bungalow on the left go through the handgate in the hedge. Obelisk Bridleway Bear in a north-easterly direction to walk diagonally across the field. In the 11. As you draw level with Castle Howard take the left turn onto a footpath distance to your left are the coniferous plantations and deciduous woodlands signposted ‘Welburn 1 mile’. As you walk in a southerly direction look to the 6 Low Other route of the Castle Howard Estate. left and you see the Derwent Gorge with the rise beyond of the Yorkshire Swiss Cottage Mausoleum Gaterley Wolds. Descend on this path towards Welburn; on your right hand side you with public 2. Keep the hedge to your right hand side and walk along this field 14 access pass a semi-derelict turret at the end of a section of the Mock Fortifications Gate 11 boundary towards a fingerpost sign. From this sign head up the slight rise in 13 that extend from the Gatehouse. The Mock Fortifications, (designed by 12 front of you towards the next fingerpost sign. House 10 High Vanburgh and begun c.1720), recall the medieval walls of York, Chester 12 5 3. Follow a wooden post and rail fence. After 25m you reach, and follow, Gaterley (Vanbrugh’s hometown) and Rome. Note the cross-shaped window openings. Pretty Wood another wooden fingerpost sign signalling a bridleway ‘Coneysthorpe 2½ 15 12. On passing the turret continue downhill, heading directly towards miles’ (The Centenary Way). Go through the wooden fieldgate and, keeping 9 The Pyramid Moorhouses Farm. Moorhouses was formerly a hamlet containing 12 or 13 13 4 the mature mixed hedge to your right, walk along the field margin. Skylarks 8 can often be heard overhead; try to spot them rising over the field. dwellings, including a row of thatched cottages. Pass through a kissing gate 7 at the corner of the wood, then walk straight across the field to the second 14 3 East 6 4. Pass through the wooden handgate and descend into Todd Wood. Four Faces kissing gate. Brandrith Moor 5 Orange tip, peacock and small tortoiseshell butterflies can all be seen along Wood Banks this woodland edge. The large black bracket fungus Fomes fomentarius (Hoof 13. At this gate bear left to pass through another one into the corner of the 2 16 fungus) can be seen on the silver birch trees to your right. Approximately farmyard. Follow the waymarking and after 15m leave the farmyard through a 15 4 150m after entering the trees cross a small stream; you are now in Pretty fourth kissing gate. Having exited the farmyard keep the hedge immediately 17 Hutton A64 Wood Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC). Pretty Wood has to your right hand side as you walk in an easterly direction. Pass through a Welburn 19 Hill been classified as a SINC in recognition of its biodiversity value. The wood fifth kissing gate and then a wooden fieldgate. Carry on, keeping the hedge to 2 3 contains pedunculate, native hybrid and Turkey oak, with patches of sycamore your right. The hedgerow species include hazel, blackthorn, hawthorn, apple, 1 1 20 18 and hazel. Almost immediately you reach a wooden fingerpost sign; continue ash, holly and elder. 21 2 straight ahead towards Coneysthorpe. 14. Leave this field through a kissing gate, cross a small stream and emerge 1 Gillylees 11 Wood 5. Go over the stile next to a wooden fieldgate and continue to follow the into an open field. Immediately turn right to follow the footpath alongside a footpath waymark discs as you ascend the slope. Carpets of bluebells can be hedgerow. After 100m the hedgerow to your right takes a right hand turn; you leave it at this point and continue straight on towards the fingerpost sign. Crambeck seen flowering in May. The rattling or hard clicking warning call of wrens can 3 10 be heard from patches of bramble in this oak-dominated woodland. 15. At this fingerpost, whilst Welburn lies slightly to your left, you turn right Monument Bank 6. On reaching the top of the rise, before turning left along the Centenary as indicated on the sign. Follow this crossfield track through a gap in the Farm Wood Way, visit the Four Faces Monument to your right, partially obscured from hedgerow and turn left as indicated on the waymarker on the far side of the 4 hedgerow boundary. Keep the solid hawthorn hedge to your left hand side view by trees. Designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, the monument was 5 restored between 1997 and 2003. and continue along the grassy track; pass to the right of a collection of sheds 7 9 and barns and emerge onto the main street of Welburn. Turning left along the 7. The woodland to the left of The Centenary Way is East Moor Banks; road brings you back to the centre of the village. initially it is dominated by a mix of native broadleaved species. As you 8 The footpath through Pretty Wood is progress it becomes plantation; firstly of sycamore and then larch and spruce. 6 A64 used when following the Purple Route. The wood is a SINC. It contains three 8. To your right, through the first opening in the trees and across the types of oak: pedunculate, native open field, you can see a white dome on the horizon. This is the roof of the hybrid and Turkey. The ground flora is Mausoleum. dominated by a carpet of bluebells in April and May.

Grade: Moderate/Hard 11. Cross a small stream and continue along the stone track towards Grade: Easy Distance: 10km (6 miles) Gaterley; look out for the black pheasants. Follow to the right over another Distance: 3.5km (2 miles) Terrain: Farmland and woodland paths and tracks. small stream and the Mausoleum can be seen. A Centenary Way signpost Terrain: Farmland paths and tracks. Some short ascents and descents. guides you along the track. Approach Low Gaterley between two lengths of A gradual ascent and descent. Can be muddy and slippery in places. wooden fencing. Just before the buildings the fingerpost directs you to the Strong shoes or boots recommended. Walking boots recommended. right (along the Centenary Way). Continue along this track, pass between the coniferous trees and after no more than 100m you reach a three-way signpost 1. Leave the main street on the footpath under a black metal archway, signed Greater stitchwort is most Small tortoiseshell are one of the 1. Leave Welburn along Water Lane and after a short distance pick up the at which you turn left along the bridleway towards Easthorpe. ‘Welburn Primary School’ and ‘Public Footpath’. Ignore the entrance gate to the commonly found growing in woods, most colourful butterflies found in bridleway signposted ‘Coneysthorpe’. school and continue straight ahead, following the public footpath. At the corner under hedgerows and on banks, the UK. The forewing has a white 12. Follow this track as it takes a sharp left and then turns right just before of the wooden fencing, where a public footpath joins from the left, you carry on track sides and road verges. The spot close to its tip and both fore 2. At the crossing of rights of way continue straight ahead. the buildings, signed ‘High Gaterley Farm’. Continue along the stone track, straight ahead up the hill and through a gap in the hedge. white flowers have five deeply cut and hind wing are bordered with 3. Enter the plantation on East Moor Banks through a wooden bridlegate through Ready Wood. The woodland ends to your left as you continue petals and are 18-30mm in diameter. blue spots. The caterpillars feed on 2. Continue uphill on the crossfield path towards Bank Wood. Follow the public then cross the footbridge and follow the path. Keep with the track as it widens winding your way uphill on the track. Ahead you can see a fingerpost sign on nettles. footpath signs through the wood. out, climbing to the top of the bank. This area is carpeted with bluebells in the the brow of the hill; this is your next destination. spring. Deciduous tree species include beech, oak, birch and sycamore. 13. At the signpost continue along the stone track, signposted ‘A64 1¾ 3. Leave the wood through a wooden handgate. Follow to the left hand side of the hedgerow that stretches out ahead of you, towards Monument Farm. Please 4. As you leave the woodland continue straight ahead through the wooden miles The Huttons’. Yellowhammers can often be heard calling from the follow the waymarker discs as you walk through the farmyard. gate and along the track. Ahead you can see the Mausoleum. hedgerows in the area. 4. Leave the farmyard and walk along the field-edge path for approximately 5. At the wooden fingerpost sign continue towards Coneysthorpe over the 14. Turn right, ‘Hutton Hill A64, bridleway’, through a farm gate. Keep the 20m then go through the gate to your left, following the footpath signs. Walk stone bridge. On a bright day you can see the golden dome of Castle Howard. hedge immediately to your left as you descend this field. diagonally across the field you have just entered in a south-easterly direction, The Temple of The Four Winds comes into sight to your left as you approach 15. Cross through the two gates and progress directly across this open towards the church spire, to reach the gate halfway along the far boundary. the bridge. field towards the gap in the hedge opposite; a distance of approximately 5. Having gone through the gate follow the fenceline that stretches out ahead 6. After the bridge follow the footpath over the brow of the hill. Aberdeen 150m. Cross the small stream in this hedgerow on a wooden footbridge and of you, towards the church in the distance and a three-way fingerpost sign. Angus cattle graze this field. The rise and fall of the land to your right is continue straight ahead across a large arable field. evidence of rigg-and-furrow farming in the past. Descend towards a fenced 6. At this sign turn left, keeping the fence to your right. After 250m your path The Temple of the Four Winds is a Welburn Village Hall was 16. Pass through the hedge and follow the waymarker on the post that pavilion that stands at the south-east constructed using many recycled wet boggy area and a fingerpost sign. takes you straight ahead to the next field boundary. On reaching this boundary intersects with a hedgerow; at this field-corner turn right following the footpath waymarking through a wooden handgate. corner of Ray Wood. Designed in materials. It is heated by an air- 7. At the sign turn left towards Ray Wood. It is a short walk to the corner of follow the track to the left on the near side of the hedge. 1724 by Vanbrugh and originally source heat pump and sunpipes are the wall. Blue tits nest in holes in its lime mortar and feed in the moss on top 17. Halfway along this boundary, immediately after a large gap in the hedge, 7. Now pick up the right hand side of this boundary hedgerow, dropping known as the Temple of Diana, it used to bring light into the building. was modelled in part on the 16th of it. Go through the handgate next to the white gate, onto the track between go through a bridlegate to enter a smaller field. Cross this field diagonally, slightly downhill alongside the field margin. Look out for the dead trees standing Century Villa Rotonda in Vicenza. two pieces of woodland. Immediately take the grassy track which forks to the towards the buildings of Hutton Hill. Enter the yard of Hutton Hill via the in this boundary. Dead trees provide invertebrate habitat and the gnarled holes left; it soon turns into a footpath. In the warmer months brimstone butterflies bridlegate and turn diagonally to your right. where branches once grew are ideal nesting sites for birds. feed on bramble and nettle under the mature oak trees. Noctule bats roost in 8. After 50m turn left through the hedge you have been walking alongside, mature trees on this part of the Estate. 18. The fingerpost sign directs you out of the yard along the track to ‘Welburn 1 mile’ and ‘Chanting Hill ½ mile.’ Through the metal gate follow the following the footpath waymarker on the gatepost. Walk along the right hand 8. On reaching the wooden fingerpost you turn right along the stone track, footpath marker straight ahead, along the track between two hedges. When bank of the small stream in an easterly direction. After 120m the stream towards Bog Hall. In contrast to the mature oaks you can see modern forestry the track ends walk along the field edge, keeping the hedge to your right. The disappears under a track. plantations on the bank to the north; here trees are commercially grown for purple flower under this hedgerow, flowering in May and June, is meadow 9. Turn left onto the stone-surfaced track and follow it to Bank Wood, away harvest. cranesbill. Cinnabar moth caterpillars feed on the yellow-flowered ragwort in from the A64. the summer. 9. Walk through the grass field. Cross a small stream then go straight 10. Emerge out of the woods through the stone pillars known as White ahead along the track towards Bog Hall. 19. Enter Todd Wood through a bridlegate at the corner of the field. Turn left, Gates. Ahead of you Castle Howard nestles in a magnificent Howardian Hills 10. Just before reaching Bog Hall there is a meeting of four rights of way. then the path descends to take you over a small stone bridge, ahead you can panorama. This view would have greeted people as they arrived along the track Here you turn right, towards ‘Gaterley 1 mile’; following the waymarking see the remains of Todd Mill. from Castle Howard Station in Queen Victoria’s day (the station house remains Arable farming is integral to this Castle Howard has a herd of through the buildings at Bog Hall. On leaving the buildings you can see the at Grid Ref. SE736667). Beyond the spire of Welburn Church, you can also see 20. Pass the Mill and ascend the slope beyond. Towards the top of the rise part of the Howardian Hills AONB. Aberdeen Angus; they can Temple of the Four Winds again on the hillside. Follow Centenary Way go through the wooden gate in the boundary and emerge into open grassland. the Mausoleum on the hill and to the north-west the Mock Fortifications. The Many farms in this area (arable, sometimes be seen grazing close to signage and keep the dense hedge to your left until the next area of woodland Proceed to the second fingerpost then bear left. intended impression was that of an outstanding Estate landscape seated in stock and mixed) have enrolled the Mausoleum. Aberdeen Angus is reached. beautiful countryside. Go through the Gates, following the signs to ‘Welburn’; into Environmental Stewardship are recognised as a Rare Breed. The 21. Pick up the end of the stone track and proceed along, following signs keep to the left hand side of the field boundary as you walk downhill. Schemes. These encourage features meat from these animals is sold at to ‘Chestnut Avenue’. On reaching the road turn right along the footpath to that enhance biodiversity value such the Estate’s Farm Shop. 11. Pass through the opening in the stone wall, an extension of the boundary of return to Welburn. as; wider field margins, skylark plots, Welburn Church. The lane ahead of you brings you back into the village, past the taller and thicker hedgerows and recently constructed Village Hall. scrubby woodland edges. purple route KEY

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