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✦ Historic site

Two round cairns, three Romano-British settlements and aggregate field systems at Severals and Intake, and Smardale Gill lime kilns and quarry

✦ Ancient woodland65 ha

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

HeritageWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome65 ha

Getting here

54.45562, -2.43161

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4 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dales High WayWalking route145 km▾

Runs from Saltaire (West Yorkshire) to Appleby-in-Westmorland (Cumbria) roughly following route of Settle and Carlisle railway

Named routeLength 145 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
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Cycling

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9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.8 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 4.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 70Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km▾
Named routeLength 172.2 km
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Horse riding

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15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Smardale Bridgebridleway · 13 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mPath type: track

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

20 photos from nearby open sources

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Smardale lime kilns and quarry

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Smardale lime kilns and quarry

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸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
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree 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

🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Waitby medieval village, part of associated open field system, and site of an associated chapelHistoric site3.2 km→✦Lynchets WNW of Wharton HallHistoric site4.8 km→✦Foundations N of St Oswald's ChurchHistoric site2.5 km→✦Dykes and mounds on either side of Scandal BeckHistoric site1.4 km→✦Medieval settlement and chapel site N of Newbiggin-on-LuneHistoric site1.9 km→