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Prehistoric cairnfields, funerary cairns, ring cairns, hut circles, field systems and a medieval enclosed field system on Bootle Fell

122 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome122 ha

Getting here

54.29222, -3.33817

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦21+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Meadow Pipit
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat +18 more · last seen 2023; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat +18 more · last seen 2023; Blanket bog priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Hawker, Acnemia nitidicollis, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +1 more · last seen 2022

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Flagellate Feather-moss, Alpine Water-moss · last seen 2018

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitehaven to SilecroftWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Corney Fell Roadbridleway · 225 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 225 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track onto Bootle Fell

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track onto Bootle Fell

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Prehistoric cairnfields, field systems, hut circles and a farmstead on Corney Fell, 440m north west of Buckbarow BridgeHistoric site1.2 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→✦Prehistoric stone circle, trackway, cairnfields, funerary cairns, hut circles, Romano-British farmstead and a medieval field system, 1.1km SE of StaintonHistoric site4.5 km→✦Lath Rigg prehistoric cairnfield, hut circle and field system on Thwaites Fell 600m NNW of Thwaite YeatHistoric site4.9 km→✦Swinside Stone CircleHistoric site4.3 km→✦Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, 230m south east of SwinsideHistoric site4.3 km→