Plan your visit
HeritageWildlifeDogs
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
54.89240, -3.35870
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free72%Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to Allonby
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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vWalking
King Charles III England Coast Path: Gretna to AllonbyWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Dick Trod Lanepublic footpath · 111 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 111 mPath type: residential
🚴Cycling
v17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route93 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route90 m▾
Named routeRef 72Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
About this historic site
Milefortlet 9, Skinburness 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
Facilities
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Parking
1 nearby · 252m
✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Silloth GreenUrban park3.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.9 km→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→🌱Silloth Community GardenUrban park3.3 km→⛪St Andrew's United Reformed ChurchReligious grounds3 km→✦Skinburness (milefortlet 9), part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, and earlier Roman campHistoric site0 m→