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✦ Historic site
Ring cairn on Stockdale Moor 825m west of Pearson's Fold, north of Cawfell Beck
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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.47414, -3.38373
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Strong match
Historic site
Free
Wildlife
Strong match
Ancient woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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Greendale and Middle Fell Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route5.6 km▾
Not far from the busy slopes of Scafell Pike, discover the quieter side of the Western Fells on this circular above Wastwater. There's a hidden mountain tarn, views over the Wasdale Screes & if visibility is good, the Isle of Man.
Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
🚴Cycling
v1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌸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
🌱 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
✦Town Bank prehistoric stone hut circle settlements, field systems, funerary cairns, ring cairn and cairnfieldHistoric site1.6 km→✦Tongue How prehistoric stone hut circle settlements, field systems, funerary cairns, cemetery and cairnfield, Romano-British farmstead, shieling and lynchetsHistoric site3.3 km→✦Stockdale Moor prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, unenclosed cairn cemetery, ring cairns and funerary cairnsHistoric site1.5 km→✦Monk's Bridge 320m south east of FarthwaiteHistoric site4.1 km→✦Monks Graves prehistoric cairn cemetery, cairnfields, field system, funerary cairns and a ring cairn on Stockdale MoorHistoric site700 m→✦Cairns and hut circles at the junction of River Calder and Whoap BeckHistoric site3.9 km→