Getting here
54.59300, -3.15886
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
- 🌿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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose +77 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rhododendron, Beech, Lesser Celandine +23 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Eristalis pertinax, Syrphus +28 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
17 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
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.
Derwent Water and Cockshot Wood Accessible Loop, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route1.6 km
A stile-free circular along Derwent Water & via Cockshot Wood with views over the lake to Cat Bells and Causey Pike. Optional extension to the famous view point at Friar’s Crag. Woodland paths have small boulders, tree routes and muddy patches
Lakeside Amble, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route4.6 km
🚴Cycling
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 38Cycling route
Route 7Cycling route
Keswick to Threlkeld Railway TrailCycling route
Route C2CCycling route
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Route C2CCycling route
Old Coach Road alternative
Main RouteCycling route54 m
🚵Mountain biking
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Cyclewise Coaching TrailMountain bike route
Quercus TrailMountain bike route7.4 km
Altura North TrailMountain bike route
Altura South TrailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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