Getting here
54.72681, -3.15520
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
12
12 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Route 38 · Cycling0
Cumbria Way · Walking118 km
Lakes & Dales Loop · Cycling0
Reivers' Route · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Enclosures is an ancient historic site. 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
✦Three Romano-British settlements, an irregular aggregate field system, and a bowl barrow on Aughertree FellHistoric site800 m→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Bowl barrow south east of Green HowHistoric site600 m→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→✦Aughertree Fell SettlementHistoric site800 m→