Plan your visit
Getting here
51.87024, -5.28229
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Strong match
Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Pembrokeshire Coast Path main route
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Treginnis Walk from Porthclais, PembrokeWalking route9.6 km▾
Walk around the rocky, undulating headlands of Treginnis & be rewarded with views of Skomer & Ramsay. You'll see some of Wales’s oldest rock formations – dating back over 600 million years – & pass an iron-age fort & elics of a 19th-century copper mine.
St David's Head Coastal Walk, PembrokeWalking route6 km▾
Explore Pembroke’s dramatic coastal headland on this rugged circular a few miles from St David’s, Wales’s smallest city. Look out to an island-dotted seascape as you walk across a wild landscape of rocky outcrops, prehistoric monuments & coastal wildlife.
Pembrokeshire Coast Path main routeWalking route▾
🚴Cycling
v13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Main RouteCycling route273 m▾
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Main RouteCycling route536 m▾
Alternative RouteCycling route57 m▾
About this historic site
Lime Kiln Ruins is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
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Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Photos
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌸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
🌱 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
Campsite
196m away
Parking
2 nearby · 128m
Picnic spot
5 · 51m away
Toilets
154m away
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
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