🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +89 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +89 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
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Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heath Spotted-orchid, Sharp-flowered Rush, Common Sedge +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Black Darter, Common Darter +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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25 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Machell's Coppice TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bogle Crag Trail (long)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Miles without Stiles: Wray Castle to LoanthwaiteWalking route▾
Named routeRef 47Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Monk Coniston and Tarn Hows Trail, Tarn Hows and ConistonWalking route8 km▾
Walk from the head of Coniston Water to Tarn Hows on the picturesque circular made by 19th-century industrialist J G Marshall to wow guests at his estate. Pass farmland, wood & Monk Coniston Hall. Spot wildlife & enjoy Lakeland views. Short steep sections
Named routeLength 8 kmDuration 02:00-03:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling
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44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 637Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 637National Cycle Network
Regional Route 37Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route285 m▾
Named routeRef 637Length 285 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route471 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 471 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route615 m▾
Named routeRef 637Length 615 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Mountain biking
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6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The North Face TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Grizedale Tarn TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Silurian WayMountain bike route▾
Named route
Moor Top TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Hawkshead Moor TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Goosey Foot Tarn TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
🐴
Horse riding
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21 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
