Getting here
54.31200, -2.96271
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Swallow +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Swallow +70 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed, Water Earwort +90 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lepidostoma hirtum, Peacock, Green-veined White +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lepidostoma hirtum, Peacock, Green-veined White +61 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
16 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Bogle Crag Trail (long)Walking route
Beatrix Potter's Moss Eccles Tarn Walk, Hill TopWalking route4 km
Gentle walk to 1 of Beatrix Potter's favourite places, Moss Eccles Tarn. This is where the children's author spent time painting & is a great introduction to the place included in her books. Short steep sections. Muddy in wet weather. Potential livestock
Ash Landing and Claife Heights Windermere Walk, Claife Viewing StationWalking route12 km
An elevated walk along Windermere's undeveloped western side. Dramatic viewing point at Low Blind How, where a gap in the wall leads to a crag with views of the lake, islands & Troutbeck fells. Some steep slopes, but once on the Heights its generally flat
Fell Foot Park Short Loop, Fell FootWalking route800 m
An accessible, stile and step free circular route around the Fell Foot parkland, taking in Windermere lakeshore with views across the lake to Fairfield Horseshoe.
Fell Foot circular heritage trail, Fell FootWalking route2.5 km
Enjoy this circular Lake District walk exploring some of Fell Foot's heritage, including a complex of historic boathouses, a modern Active Base, and an 18th-century pleasure ground including a Pinetum. An easy walk on hard and grass paths.
🚴Cycling
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
West Windermere Way (Cycle Route)Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route328 m
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Main RouteCycling route409 m
🚵Mountain biking
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Silurian WayMountain bike route
Moor Top TrailMountain bike route
Hawkshead Moor TrailMountain bike route
The North Face TrailMountain bike route
Grizedale Tarn TrailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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