Getting here
55.56566, -2.13525
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
2
2 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Saint Cuthbert's Way (Kirk Yetholm to Lindisfarne) · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
War memorial 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
2 nearby · 172m
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Toilets
172m away
🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
⛪St Gregory's ChurchReligious grounds200 m→✦Hethpool stone circlesHistoric site3.3 km→✦Bronze Age field system on Fredden HillHistoric site4.7 km→✦Three Roman period native settlements and later droveway 750m south west of TorleehouseHistoric site1.9 km→✦Site E of Milfield villageHistoric site4.4 km→✦Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon township and prehistoric remainsHistoric site1.1 km→