Getting here
55.21117, -2.06112
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
2
2 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
6
6 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Wannie Line Walk, Wallington · Walking10 km
St Cuthbert's Three Church Trail · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
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
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
✦Elsdon MotteHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦Mote Hills motte and bailey castleHistoric site3.7 km→✦Manside defended settlement and medieval crossHistoric site2.6 km→✦Ant Hills (burial mounds), MonkridgeHistoric site600 m→✦Romano-British farmstead, 650m ENE of Wolf CragHistoric site3 km→