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Chandravadan Parekh's Monument

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

54.49828, -3.11082

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Wheatear
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Chanterelle, Shaggy Scalycap, Razor Strop Fungus +36 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Hawker, Carabus problematicus, Brown Silver-line +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yew, Matchstick Flapwort, Shaded Wood-moss +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
Borger Dalr Geology Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route6.4 km

Explore the origins of Borrowdale as you walk from Bowder Stone car park to Castle Crag, including the poignant war memorial Peace Howe, and amazing views of the flat valley bed that was formerly the bottom of an Ice Age lake. A steep but gradual climb.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Seatoller, Styhead Tarn and Grains Gill Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route11.2 km

An invigorating circular into the the Lakeland fells beyond Borrowdale. Follow an ancient packhorse route, as mountain views of Great End & Great Gable rise above you. Relax by Sprinkling Tarn before returning via Grains Gill stream. Rugged rock paths.

Named routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 04:30Round tripLocal walking route
Bowder Stone, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route900 m

A short linear walk to the Bowder Stone; a house-sized boulder balanced inexplicably on its side. Climb the ladder to the top of this Georgian tourist attraction.

Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:15Round tripLocal walking route
Mickleden Valley Trail, Grasmere Great LangdaleWalking route6.1 km

Walk into the wilds of Mickleden, a Langdale valley where clues to Neolithic and Norse settlers lie beneath pikes & crags. This easy out & back route follows the bridleway along the valley floor, on a section of the Cumbria Way. Stoney in places.

Named routeLength 6.1 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route28 m
Named routeRef 6Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km
Named routeRef 6Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Greenup Gill

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Greenup Gill

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