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Cairn 1km west-north-west of Old Stell Crag
✦ Ancient woodland0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
55.28298, -1.96878
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7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Robin +86 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Robin +86 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
Historic site with public access
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Bilberry Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +60 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pirri-pirri-bur, Chickweed Wintergreen, Wood-sorrel +16 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Track to Raven's Heugh, west of Simonside
Photos
Track to Raven's Heugh, west of Simonside
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
✦ 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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