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Ash Hagg

✦ Ancient woodland35 ha

📷 John Walton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha

Getting here

54.38900, -3.27240

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· PaidPicnic spot

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Chiffchaff +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Chiffchaff +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Mamillate Plait-moss, Leucobryum albidum, Little Shaggy-moss +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-rust, Two-horned Pincerwort, Moon-leaved Pincerwort +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

31 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Eskdale TRailCycling route
Named routeRef ETRLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

28 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Minor Bridleway Ford in Eskdale

📷 John Walton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Minor Bridleway Ford in Eskdale

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