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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 120 ha
Places › England › North West › Westmorland and Furness Getting here
54.67619, -2.73754
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 458m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 458m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Cockchafer, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lady Anne's Way Walking route 160 km ▾
The route was inspired by the indomitable Lady Anne Clifford, who owned vast estates in the old county of Westmorland during the seventeenth century. The route is in the area she traveled and highlights a several castles she renovated.
Named route Length 160 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ullswater Way - Dalemain Loop Walking route ▾
Ullswater Way Dalemain Loop - white text on red roundel
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Eamont Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 71 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 71 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lakes & Dales Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref LDL Regional cycle route
Show on map A66 Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A66 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 99 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 99 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 382 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 382 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
13,390 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,390 records · National Biodiversity Network Greenfinch · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit +41
Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Squirrel · Noctule · Hedgehog +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Noctule Nyctalus noctula Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Cockchafer · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eyed Ladybird +19
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Blue Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,390 records · National Biodiversity Network Greenfinch · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit +41
Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Red Squirrel · Noctule · Hedgehog +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Noctule Nyctalus noctula Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Cockchafer · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eyed Ladybird +19
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Blue Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimguttata
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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