Getting here
54.43643, -3.02340
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 — 16 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 — 16 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 — Mallard, Blackbird, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Salmonberry, Trunk Pawwort, Crenulated Flapwort +4 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Southern Hawker +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Southern Hawker +38 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
26 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Miles without Stiles: Elterwater to Skelwith BridgeWalking route
Miles without Stiles: Wray Castle to LoanthwaiteWalking route
Stickle Tarn Trail, Grasmere Great LangdaleWalking route3 km
This out & back path follows the Stickle Ghyll stream up to Stickle Tarn, with views across Great Langdale. Take a breather to wonder at dramatic waterfalls & rock pools cut into the mountainside. Steep, well-defined stone path with short, easy scrambles.
High Close Tree TrailWalking route1.9 km
Originally a hill farm, the High Close estate was re-designed after Wheatley-Balme bought it in 1857. Exotic flora was planted to enhance views of the surrounding fells. Some species are now grown for the International Conifer Conservation Programme
🚴Cycling
73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
Route 637Cycling route
Regional Route 37Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route471 m
Main RouteCycling route615 m
Main RouteCycling route287 m
🐴Horse riding
18 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Loughrigg Terracebridleway · 640 m
Loughrigg Terracebridleway · 231 m
Loughrigg Terracebridleway · 3 m
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