Prehistoric hut circle settlements, enclosure, cairnfields, funerary cairns, a dispersed medieval settlement, field system and kilns on Heathwaite Fell 66 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 66 ha
Getting here
54.27645, -3.14667
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +72 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Wren, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +72 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Black Darter, Meadow Brown +141 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood-sorrel, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Primrose +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cumbria Coastal Way Walking route 298 km ▾
Named route Length 298 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cumbria Way Walking route 118 km ▾
Named route Length 118 km Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref LDL Regional cycle route
Show on map Regional Route 37 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 37 Regional cycle route
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Pewet Tarn and Heathwaite Settlement
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Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2024
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2024
Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne
Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Callicera aurata Callicera aurata2024
Callicera aurata Callicera aurata2024
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2024
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2024
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2024
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
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Sciara Sciara2024
Sciara Sciara2024
Green Gem Microchrysa flavicornis2024
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Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2024
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2024
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
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Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2022
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2022
Phylidorea ferruginea Phylidorea ferruginea2022
Phylidorea ferruginea Phylidorea ferruginea2022
Empis opaca Empis opaca2022
Empis opaca Empis opaca2022
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2022
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2022
Nemouridae Nemouridae2022
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Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2022
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2022
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
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Wood-sorrel
Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis acetosella
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris
Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach2024
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata2024
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata2024
Creeping Forget-me-not Myosotis secunda2024
Creeping Forget-me-not Myosotis secunda2024
Bog Pimpernel Lysimachia tenella2024
Bog Pimpernel Lysimachia tenella2024
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2024
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2024
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2024
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta2024
Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta2024
Euphrasia arctica x confusa Euphrasia arctica x confusa2024
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Pale Sedge Carex pallescens2024
Pale Sedge Carex pallescens2024
Broad-leaved Cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium2024
Broad-leaved Cottongrass Eriophorum latifolium2024
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris2022
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris2022
Oblong-leaved Sundew Drosera intermedia2022
Oblong-leaved Sundew Drosera intermedia2022
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata2022
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