Getting here
54.37912, -3.15110
Best for
4 activitiesDog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Wildlife
Free70%Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Waterside walks
Varies68%Reservoir — waterside public access
Picnic day out
Free52%Reservoir — waterside day out
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
9
2 named nearby · 7 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
6
6 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Cumbria Way · Walking118 km
Lakes & Dales Loop · Cycling0
Route 637 · Cycling0
Yewdale Valley walk, Tarn Hows and Coniston · Walking6.8 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this reservoir
Seathwaite Tarn is a reservoir covering 76 hectares managed by Forestry England within their forest estate.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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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
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Roman road from Wrynose Bottom to Hardknott FordHistoric site3 km→✦Coniston copper minesHistoric site3.3 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦Hardknott Roman fort, bath-house, parade ground and tribunal, 4 Roman roads, Roman quarries and 3 cairnsHistoric site4.3 km→✦Greenburn copper mines and associated ore processing worksHistoric site4.8 km→✦Hardknott Roman FortHistoric site4.4 km→