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Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill

21 ha

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

50.59187, -4.56956

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wheatear and Raven
  • ✦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 — Wheatear, Raven, Golden Plover +38 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Wheatear, Raven, Golden Plover +38 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Marsh Fritillary +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Woolly Fringe-moss, Cruet Collar-moss, White Earwort · last seen 2025

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 3Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route497 m
Named routeRef 3Length 497 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

On the west slope of Leskernick Hill

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

On the west slope of Leskernick 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 site4.2 km→✦Co-axial field system, hut circle settlements, cairnfield and land boundaries on Carne DownHistoric site2.7 km→✦Medieval wayside cross head 75m east of NewparkHistoric site3.8 km→✦St Clether Holy WellHistoric site4.9 km→✦Leskernick Settlement and Field SystemHistoric site100 m→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→