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Broad Mire Moss - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

54.36109, -2.95446

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 328m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Lowland fens priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

29 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dales WayWalking route129 km
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Bogle Crag Trail (long)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Miles without Stiles: Wray Castle to LoanthwaiteWalking route
Named routeRef 47Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Watbarrow Wood Waymarked Walk, Wray CastleWalking route1.1 km

Rought and uneven path with some steep sections around Watbarrow Wood.

Named routeLength 1.1 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Calf Parrock Waymarked Walk, Wray CastleWalking route900 m

Short walk to Calf Parrock Coppice and great viewpoint of the castle.

Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route236 m
Named routeRef 6Length 236 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route15 m
Named routeRef 6Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route28 m
Named routeRef 6Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route96 m
Named routeRef 6Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Silurian WayMountain bike route
Named route
Moor Top TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Hawkshead Moor TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Goosey Foot Tarn TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
The North Face TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Grizedale Tarn TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cuckoo Brow Lanebridleway · 331 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 331 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Cuckoo Brow Lanebridleway · 146 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 146 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Stones Lanebridleway · 526 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 526 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ruin on Scale Ivy Intakes

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruin on Scale Ivy Intakes

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🌱Brockhole on WindermereUrban park4.4 km→🌱The BelsfieldUrban park2.1 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦BROCKHOLEHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Rayrigg MeadowUrban park2.9 km→

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