Getting here
54.42199, -2.02454
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
33
2 named nearby · 31 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
6
6 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
19
19 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle Route · Cycling0
Route 71 · Cycling0
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond) · Walking0
Herriot Way · Walking79.3 km
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
✓ Public accessFree 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
✦Lead mines, ore works and smeltmills at Old Gang on Reeth High MoorHistoric site2.6 km→✦Surrender lead smelt millHistoric site2.9 km→✦Blakethwaite MineHistoric site4.8 km→✦Gunnerside Gill lead mines and ore worksHistoric site5 km→✦Old Smelting MillHistoric site1.3 km→✦Two adjacent ring cairns on Low Moor, 310m north west of High EskelethHistoric site1.7 km→