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Crosy Ravensworth Fell

✦ Ancient woodland1,103 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1,103 ha

Getting here

54.49530, -2.61469

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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
  • 🅿️Orton Quarry 20m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Meadow Pipit +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Meadow Pipit +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Salad Burnet, Eyebright, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +99 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Hydroptila martini, Hydroptila tineoides +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sickener, False Chanterelle, Umbellifer Mildew +5 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Sickener, False Chanterelle, Umbellifer Mildew +5 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
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Cycling

20 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 route145 m
Named routeRef 68Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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
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Horse riding

33 public paths nearby

Public paths
Slack Randybyway open to all traffic · 25 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 25 mPath type: residential
Slack Randybyway open to all traffic · 58 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 58 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track on Crosby Ravensworth Fell

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track on Crosby Ravensworth Fell

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→🐄Farm ShopVisitor farm4.8 km→🌱Orton Community ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦Burwens Romano-British settlement and associated field systemHistoric site2.1 km→✦Bowl barrow on Iron HillHistoric site3.6 km→✦Friar Biggins monastic grangeHistoric site4 km→

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