Getting here
54.35863, -1.81436
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
6
6 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
3
3 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Castle Walk · Walking0
Round Howe and Billy Bank Woods Trail, Hudswell · Walking2.2 km
Hudswell Woods Trail · Walking2.4 km
Low and Billy Bank Woods trail, Hudswell · Walking1.6 km
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
Free 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
⛪St Michael's and All Angels ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪St Edmund's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦How Hill large univallate hillfortHistoric site2.5 km→✦Ellerton Priory: a Cistercian nunnery including fishponds, water management system, mill, field systems and Ellerton medieval settlementHistoric site4.5 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels' ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→