Getting here
54.49831, -1.71984
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
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
14
14 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
2
2 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) · Walking0
National Byway (Yorkshire) · Cycling0
National Cycle Route 165 · Cycling0
A66 Cycle Route · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Stanwick Iron Age Hill Fort is an ancient historic site covering 445 hectares. 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
✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Low GreenUrban park1.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.9 km→✦Piercebridge BridgeHistoric site5 km→✦Stanwick Late Iron Age oppidum, Iron Age and medieval settlement, early Christian church and sculpture and post-medieval emparkmentHistoric site400 m→🌱Town GreenUrban park4.2 km→✦FORCETT HALLHistoric site1.2 km→