Getting here
54.56443, -2.84088
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
4
4 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
2
2 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
The Ullswater Way · Walking0
Ullswater Way - Lowther Castle Loop · Walking0
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap) · Walking0
Aira Force and Gowbarrow Park Trail, Ullswater Valley · Walking7.2 km
High Street (Roman Road) · bridleway
About this historic site
Swarth Fell Stone Circle 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
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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
Useful places within 5 km
✦High Street, Roman roadHistoric site2.5 km→✦Moated site and annexe south of Gale BayHistoric site4.3 km→✦Cockpit Stone CircleHistoric site4 km→✦The Cockpit stone circle and seven adjacent clearance cairns, Moor DivockHistoric site4 km→✦Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill TarnHistoric site4.2 km→✦Two round cairns 415m and 420m NNE of The Cockpit, Moor DivockHistoric site4.4 km→