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Crag Wood

✦ Ancient woodland66 ha

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome66 ha

Getting here

54.32553, -2.99274

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +64 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +64 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Scarce Turf-moss, Flagellate Feather-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +122 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Diploschistes scruposus, Cladonia squamosa var. subsquamosa, Script Lichen +58 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Diploschistes scruposus, Cladonia squamosa var. subsquamosa, Script Lichen +58 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +129 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +129 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Machell's Coppice TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bogle Crag Trail (long)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Beatrix Potter's Moss Eccles Tarn Walk, Hill TopWalking route4 km

Gentle walk to 1 of Beatrix Potter's favourite places, Moss Eccles Tarn. This is where the children's author spent time painting & is a great introduction to the place included in her books. Short steep sections. Muddy in wet weather. Potential livestock

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Ash Landing and Claife Heights Windermere Walk, Claife Viewing StationWalking route12 km

An elevated walk along Windermere's undeveloped western side. Dramatic viewing point at Low Blind How, where a gap in the wall leads to a crag with views of the lake, islands & Troutbeck fells. Some steep slopes, but once on the Heights its generally flat

Named routeLength 12 kmDuration 04:00-05:00Round tripLocal walking route
Millwood Trail (Long)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 637Cycling route
Named routeRef 637National Cycle Network
Regional Route 37Cycling route
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
West Windermere Way (Cycle Route)Cycling route
Named routeLhn
Main RouteCycling route99 m
Named routeRef 637Length 99 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route622 m
Named routeRef 637Length 622 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The North Face TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Grizedale Tarn TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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
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Horse riding

20 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The view east from Brock Crag (210m)

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The view east from Brock Crag (210m)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Farmhouse GardenUrban park4.5 km→🌱The Kitchen GardenUrban park4.5 km→🌱The PaddiesUrban park4.5 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Dam 10

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Dam 150

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Hob Gill

Not High (England Use Only)2.8 km→

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