Getting here
54.50429, -2.58557
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
7
2 named nearby · 5 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
19
19 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle Route · Cycling0
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Dales High Way · Walking145 km
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond) · Walking0
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
✦Maulds Meaburn medieval settlement, part of its associated medieval open field system and a mill raceHistoric site4.5 km→✦Friar Biggins monastic grangeHistoric site3.2 km→✦Bowl barrow on Iron HillHistoric site3.6 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.2 km→🌱Orton Community ParkUrban park4.3 km→