Oval Plantation - Conifer woodland
58 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome58 ha
Getting here
54.67867, -3.30699
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Allerdale RambleWalking route▾
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Route C2CCycling route▾
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
NCN 7 Workington link
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route719 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 719 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
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Oval Plantation, Setmurthy Common
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Wildlife to spot
2,634 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,634 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Oystercatcher · Dunnock · Starling · Grey Heron +1
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Eyed Ladybird
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Cock's-foot · Coltsfoot · Greater Plantain · Short-fruited Willowherb · Male-fern +142
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,634 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Oystercatcher · Dunnock · Starling · Grey Heron +1
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Eyed Ladybird
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Cock's-foot · Coltsfoot · Greater Plantain · Short-fruited Willowherb · Male-fern +142
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas