Getting here
54.39495, -2.01507
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
3
2 named nearby · 1 public path
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
7
7 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
4
4 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Route 71 · Cycling0
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond) · Hiking0
Herriot Way · Hiking79.3 km
Yorkshire Dales Cycleway · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Peat Store is an ancient historic site covering 0 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Car park
Surrender Bridge · Free · 210m
🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Reeth Community OrchardUrban park4.7 km→⛪Reeth Evangelical Congregational ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Lead mines and smeltmills at Moulds Side west of LangthwaiteHistoric site3.1 km→✦EarthworksHistoric site4.4 km→✦Surrender lead smelt millHistoric site200 m→✦Lead mines, ore works and smeltmills at Old Gang on Reeth High MoorHistoric site2 km→