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Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill

62 ha

📷 Tim Hardy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome62 ha

Getting here

50.59034, -4.63478

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦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

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Cuckoo +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Cuckoo +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Small Heath +97 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Small Heath +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Waved Silk-moss, Glittering Wood-moss, Broom Fork-moss +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Waved Silk-moss, Glittering Wood-moss, Broom Fork-moss +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Farm TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FTLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route77 m
Named routeRef 3Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route581 m
Named routeRef 3Length 581 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 3Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 3Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route870 m
Named routeRef 3Length 870 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Logan rock , Louden hill

📷 Tim Hardy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Logan rock , Louden hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Prehistoric and medieval settlements with fields and enclosures together with Bronze Age cairns and medieval alluvial streamwork at Garrow TorHistoric site2 km→🌱Enfield ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Enfield ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at WatergateHistoric site2.3 km→✦Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes FarmHistoric site3.3 km→✦Hut circles 330yds (300m) SW of HennewardHistoric site2.2 km→

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