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HeritageWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome27 ha
Getting here
55.49952, -1.73090
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚴Cycling
v9 signed routes nearby
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🐴Horse riding
v2 public paths nearby
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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
✦Camp at West LinkhallHistoric site1.6 km→⛪St Maurice's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→✦Preston TowerHistoric site2.8 km→✦Prehistoric burial mound, 420m north west of East LinkhallHistoric site900 m→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→✦Ellsnook round barrow, 175m north east of Heiferlaw BridgeHistoric site4.3 km→