Getting here
54.53425, -3.15816
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🅿️Quay Foot Quarry 138m away — 6 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
- 🅿️Quay Foot Quarry 138m away — 6 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Shaded Wood-moss, Prickly Featherwort, Ostrich-plume Feather-moss +191 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Dunnock, Great Spotted Woodpecker · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Chain Pincerwort, Conocephalum salebrosum, Moon-leaved Pincerwort +4 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
13 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route
Peace How Walk From High Brandelhow Jetty, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route3 km
A gentle walk with time & space to reflect. Peace How looks over Derwent Water to the north, & Castle Crag – a WW1 memorial fell – to the south. It was gifted to NT in 1917, so that anyone affected by the WW1 could come & experience peace & tranquility.
Octavia Hill walk at Brandelhow Park, Derwent Water, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route5.8 km
An easy lakeside amble along the quiet side of Derwent Water, leading you on a circular route through the tranquil parkland at Brandelhow, birthplace of the National Trust in the Lake District. Low-level lakeside and woodland paths.
Borger Dalr Geology Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route6.4 km
Explore the origins of Borrowdale as you walk from Bowder Stone car park to Castle Crag, including the poignant war memorial Peace Howe, and amazing views of the flat valley bed that was formerly the bottom of an Ice Age lake. A steep but gradual climb.
Seatoller, Styhead Tarn and Grains Gill Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route11.2 km
An invigorating circular into the the Lakeland fells beyond Borrowdale. Follow an ancient packhorse route, as mountain views of Great End & Great Gable rise above you. Relax by Sprinkling Tarn before returning via Grains Gill stream. Rugged rock paths.
🐴Horse riding
25 public paths nearby
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Horse riding
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