Getting here
55.19112, -2.02920
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
6
6 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
3
3 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
1
1 public path
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Greenleighton Moor Walk, Wallington · Walking9.6 km
Wannie Line Walk, Wallington · Walking10 km
St Cuthbert's Three Church Trail · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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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
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Manside defended settlement and medieval crossHistoric site3.5 km→✦Romano-British FarmsteadHistoric site0 m→✦Ant Hills (burial mounds), MonkridgeHistoric site2.5 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Deserted village (site of) at West Whelpington CragHistoric site4.7 km→✦Birky Burn settlementHistoric site1.1 km→