Getting here
54.40373, -3.17017
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
37
3 named nearby · 34 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Horse riding
14
14 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Cumbria Way · Walking118 km
Blea Tarn Trail, Grasmere Great Langdale · Walking2.9 km
Mickleden Valley Trail, Grasmere Great Langdale · Walking6.1 km
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
Facilities
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Parking
1 nearby · 185m
✓ 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
✦Hardknott Roman FortHistoric site2.3 km→✦Hardknott Roman fort, bath-house, parade ground and tribunal, 4 Roman roads, Roman quarries and 3 cairnsHistoric site2.1 km→💧Seathwaite TarnReservoir3 km→💧Seathwaite TarnReservoir3 km→✦Greenburn copper mines and associated ore processing worksHistoric site4.8 km→✦Roman road in Wrynose BottomHistoric site3.5 km→