Getting here
54.57163, -3.27796
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
12
9 named nearby · 3 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
9
9 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
4
4 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Route 7 · Cycling0
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap) · Walking0
The Valley of Cinders Walk, North Lakes Outdoors · Walking2.4 km
Corpse Road and Tumuli Walk, North Lakes Outdoors · Walking5.8 km
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
✓ Public accessFree 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
✦Force Crag mines and barytes mill and a prehistoric cairnfieldHistoric site2.6 km→✦Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement and associated annexe at Lanthwaite GreenHistoric site1.6 km→✦Moated site of Loweswater PeleHistoric site2.4 km→✦Shieling settlement close to the mouth of Scale BeckHistoric site3.4 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→