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High Coppice Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

📷 Carl Bendelow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

54.53795, -2.94850

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Seasonal Car park 22m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hartsop to Hayeswater Gill Trail, Ullswater ValleyWalking route3.2 km

From Hartsop village, follow Hayeswater Gill up to the reservoir (which once fed into north-west England's water supply) on a circular walk surrounded by towering Lake District fells. Discover local mining and milling history as you go. Some steep climbs.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Aira Force Glencoyne Farm Trail, Ullswater ValleyWalking route4.8 km

Glencoyne is one of the largest tenanted hill farms in the Lake District. Pass through Grade II listed buildings, industrial artifacts, fells, grazing livestock, rich woodland where red squirrels are seen & views of Ullswater. Steep, gravel & boggy.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
The Ullswater WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
Aira Force and Gowbarrow Park Trail, Ullswater ValleyWalking route7.2 km

Experience Aira Force at its best as you head towards the waterfalls. Pass through woodland with lush green ferns & evergreens and emerge from the confines of the gorge to enjoy expansive views over Ullswater from the summit of Gowbarrow.

Named routeLength 7.2 kmDuration 01:30-03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Kennels Bridgepublic footpath · 15 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mPath type: service
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Greenside Roadbridleway · 777 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 777 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ullswater

📷 Carl Bendelow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ullswater

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jenkins FieldUrban park600 m→🌱Aira ForceUrban park4.5 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park400 m→✦Greenside lead mines, ore works and smelt millHistoric site3.2 km→✦Romano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and round cairn 350m south of Hartsop HallHistoric site4.7 km→✦Prehistoric rock art at Place Fell Cottage, 370m north east of Goldrill BridgeHistoric site1.3 km→

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