Getting here
53.37706, -0.15898
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
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Cycling
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Mountain biking
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Horse riding
6
6 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) · Walking0
Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loop · Mountain bike58 km
Lindsey Trail · Cycling0
East Wykeham · bridleway
Girsby Vale · bridleway
Girsby Vale · bridleway
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
✦Deserted village (site of) N of Calcethorpe Manor FarmHistoric site2.3 km→✦Grim's Mound, a Bronze Age bowl barrow 600m NNW of Grimblethorpe HallHistoric site1.5 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→✦Deserted village (site of) at KelsternHistoric site2.9 km→✦Iron Age and Romano-British enclosure, S of villageHistoric site5 km→✦Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West WykehamHistoric site900 m→