Getting here
54.34437, -0.89262
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
19
6 named nearby · 13 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
1
1 named nearby
Named route
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Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Lyke Wake Walk · Walking0
Esk Valley Walk · Walking0
Samaritan Way · Walking0
Moors to Sea · Mountain bike0
About this historic site
Calcine kilns 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.
Wildlife to spot
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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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Parking
3 nearby · Free · 133m
🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilnsHistoric site600 m→⛪Church of St Mary and St LaurenceReligious grounds1.1 km→🌱Rosedale Abbey Football and Cricket ClubUrban park1.3 km→✦Pike HoweHistoric site3.2 km→✦Pike Howe round cairnHistoric site3.2 km→✦Four round barrows one 400m and three 540m east of Grouse HallHistoric site4.9 km→