Kidshowe Plantation - Conifer woodland
52 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome52 ha
Getting here
54.41764, -2.68623
Open directionsv
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
- 🅿️Huck's Brow 397m away — 4 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
- 🅿️Huck's Brow 397m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route687 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 687 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Breast High Roadbyway open to all traffic · 55 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 55 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Breast High Roadbyway open to all traffic · 14 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 14 mSurface pebblestonePath type: track
Breast High Roadbyway open to all traffic · 300 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 300 mSurface pavedPath type: track
Breast High Roadbyway open to all traffic · 606 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 606 mSurface compactedPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
3,211 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,211 records · National Biodiversity Network🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Stoat · Red Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- StoatMustela erminea
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Bilberry Bumblebee · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Cheilosia illustrata · Pterostichus niger · Large Red Damselfly
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Jointed Rush · Yorkshire-fog · Meadow Buttercup · Hard-fern · Tufted Hair-grass +125
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,211 records · National Biodiversity Network🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Stoat · Red Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- StoatMustela erminea
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Bilberry Bumblebee · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Cheilosia illustrata · Pterostichus niger · Large Red Damselfly
- Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Jointed Rush · Yorkshire-fog · Meadow Buttercup · Hard-fern · Tufted Hair-grass +125
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
