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✦ Historic site

Branshaw deserted settlement, bastle, field system and section of Roman road

✦ Ancient woodland38 ha

📷 Alison Rawson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome38 ha

Getting here

55.29043, -2.19288

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About this historic site

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Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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The road to Branshaw

📷 Alison Rawson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The road to Branshaw

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸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
✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

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