Getting here
55.45047, -1.95121
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚴
Cycling
15
15 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Cultivation Terraces is an ancient historic site covering 72 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
🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Ingram Farm: prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, agricultural and funerary remainsHistoric site3.5 km→✦CampHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→✦CampHistoric site2.4 km→✦Settlement on SE slope of Ewe HillHistoric site2.7 km→✦Reaveley Hill cairn cemeteryHistoric site3.1 km→