Getting here
54.57086, -3.36654
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
5
5 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
6
6 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Lakes & Dales Loop · Cycling0
Lanthwaite Wood and Crummock Water Walk, North Lakes Outdoors · Walking6.4 km
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap) · Walking0
The Valley of Cinders Walk, North Lakes Outdoors · Walking2.4 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
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
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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✦Moated site of Loweswater PeleHistoric site3.3 km→✦Shieling settlement close to the mouth of Scale BeckHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement and associated annexe at Lanthwaite GreenHistoric site4.3 km→✦Round cairn on summit of Carling KnottHistoric site100 m→