Getting here
54.73647, -3.15544
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
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1 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
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12 named nearby
Named route
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Horse riding
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1 public path
Public access
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
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
✦Three Romano-British settlements, an irregular aggregate field system, and a bowl barrow on Aughertree FellHistoric site800 m→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦Bowl barrow south east of Green HowHistoric site1.4 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→✦Aughertree Fell SettlementHistoric site700 m→