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The Kirk Stone Row

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

54.23531, -3.15100

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3 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km▾
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Furness Haematite TrailWalking route▾

Industrial heritage walks across the Furness Peninsula

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

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27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Regional Route 37Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km▾
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route674 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 674 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route267 m▾
Named routeRef 70Length 267 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

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6 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

About this historic site

The Kirk Stone Row 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.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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The Kirk stone row

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Kirk stone row

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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
✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Prehistoric hut circle settlements, enclosure, cairnfields, funerary cairns, a dispersed medieval settlement, field system and kilns on Heathwaite FellHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→✦Heathwaite SettlementHistoric site4.5 km→💧Pennington ReservoirReservoir3.9 km→💧Pennington ReservoirReservoir3.9 km→⛪Church of ChristReligious grounds1.6 km→