Getting here
54.36863, -2.68022
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
2
2 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
37
37 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle Route · Cycling0
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Route 6 · Cycling0
Dales Way · Walking129 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Shaw End Mansion is an ancient historic site covering 0 hectares. 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.
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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
🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
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⛪St Thomas's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→🐄Animal Rescue CumbriaVisitor farm1.1 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦Medieval moated site and associated building platform 620m and 700m south east of Bannisdale Low BridgeHistoric site3.7 km→💧Fisher Tarn ReservoirReservoir4.4 km→