Gurnal Wood - Broadleaved woodland 61 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 61 ha
Places › England › North West › Westmorland and Furness Getting here
54.31492, -2.89822
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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 — 2 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 — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Dales Way Walking route 129 km ▾
Named route Length 129 km Regional walking route
Show on map Beatrix Potter's Moss Eccles Tarn Walk, Hill Top Walking route 4 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
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ash Landing and Claife Heights Windermere Walk, Claife Viewing Station Walking route 12 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
Named route Length 12 km Duration 04:00-05:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Fell Foot Park Short Loop, Fell Foot Walking route 800 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.
Named route Length 800 m Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Fell Foot circular heritage trail, Fell Foot Walking route 2.5 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.
Named route Length 2.5 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lakes & Dales Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref LDL Regional cycle route
Show on map West Windermere Way (Cycle Route) Cycling route ▾
Named route Lhn
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 328 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 328 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 377 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 377 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 66 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 66 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
9,656 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,656 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Pheasant +31
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wigeon Mareca penelope Starling Sturnus vulgaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Stoat · Grey Squirrel
Stoat Mustela erminea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle +10
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Blue Damselfly Devil's-bit Scabious · Pill Sedge · Ivy · Meadowsweet · Broad-leaved Dock +102
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera Ivy Hedera helix Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,656 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Pheasant +31
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wigeon Mareca penelope Starling Sturnus vulgaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Stoat · Grey Squirrel
Stoat Mustela erminea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Beautiful Demoiselle +10
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Common Blue Damselfly Devil's-bit Scabious · Pill Sedge · Ivy · Meadowsweet · Broad-leaved Dock +102
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera Ivy Hedera helix Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Spring-sedge Carex caryophyllea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Helophilus Helophilus
Helophilus Helophilus
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Bugle Ajuga reptans
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Betony Betonica officinalis
Betony Betonica officinalis
Hybrid Oak Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
Hybrid Oak Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Birch Betula
Birch Betula
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis
Spreading Meadow-grass Poa humilis
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Pale Sedge Carex pallescens
Pale Sedge Carex pallescens
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis
Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Common Hemp-Nettle agg. Galeopsis tetrahit
Common Hemp-Nettle agg. Galeopsis tetrahit
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum
English Stonecrop Sedum anglicum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Eyebright Euphrasia
Eyebright Euphrasia
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera 