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Middle Fell - Conifer woodland

41 ha

📷 Bob Jenkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome41 ha

Getting here

54.56188, -3.38511

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

3 activities

Bird watching

Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Upland heathland priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lanthwaite Wood and Crummock Water Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route6.4 km

This walk passes through the hills & woodlands on the eastern side of Crummock Water. The route is dominated by two sweeping views: the famous vista of the Buttermere fells, and the dramatic rocky buttress of Grasmoor End looming over its northern tip.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
Corpse Road and Tumuli Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route5.8 km

Get under the skin of the Cumbrian landscape on this trail through a patchwork of natural and archaeological features. Varying terrain with a gradual climb to High Nook, paths can be slippery when wet.

Named routeLength 5.8 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route16.6 km
Named routeRef 7Length 16.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route418 m
Named routeRef 7Length 418 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 7Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route126 m
Named routeRef 7Length 126 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beck Confluence, Lamplugh Fell

📷 Bob Jenkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Beck Confluence, Lamplugh Fell

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Smithy Beck prehistoric cairnfield, charcoal burning sites, a bloomery and associated earthworks 1.97km WNW of Low GillerthwaiteHistoric site4.9 km→✦Moated site of Loweswater PeleHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Round cairn on summit of Carling KnottHistoric site1.5 km→✦Round cairn 75m north east of summit of Carling KnottHistoric site1.6 km→

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