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Ellenborough Methodist Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Redshank, Black-headed Gull +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Redshank, Black-headed Gull +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow Broomrape, Bloody Crane's-bill, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow Broomrape, Bloody Crane's-bill, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hawthorn Twiglet, Brown Rollrim, Blushing Bracket +5 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Hawthorn Twiglet, Brown Rollrim, Blushing Bracket +5 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Small Garden Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Small Garden Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Allonby to WhitehavenWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Cockermouth<>DistingtionCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route87 m
Named routeRef 10Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route205 m
Named routeRef 72Length 205 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route33 m
Named routeRef 72Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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