Plan your visit
HeritageWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
55.45357, -1.99998
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚴Cycling
v15 signed routes nearby
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Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
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Named routeRef 68Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Named routeRef 68Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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
✦Ingram Farm: prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, agricultural and funerary remainsHistoric site2.8 km→✦Greaves Ash campHistoric site3.7 km→✦CampHistoric site2.2 km→✦EnclosureHistoric site3.3 km→✦Univallate hillfort, Romano-British enclosed settlement and medieval farmstead, 224m north west of ChestersHistoric site3.3 km→✦Alnamsheles medieval settlement, 600m west of AlnhammoorHistoric site4.3 km→