Getting here
54.39253, -3.02788
Best for
4 activitiesDog walks
Free82%Dogs allowed — public woodland
Forest walks
Free68%Public woodland
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Cumbria Way
Wildlife
Free45%Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
43
30 named nearby · 13 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
70
70 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
6
6 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
4
4 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Route 6 · Cycling0
Cumbria Way · Hiking118 km
Machell's Coppice Trail · Hiking0
Miles without Stiles: Elterwater to Skelwith Bridge · Hiking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this conifer forest
Rose Castle Plantation is a conifer forest covering 9 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦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
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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