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Force Crag mines and barytes mill and a prehistoric cairnfield

36 ha

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

54.58308, -3.24256

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Ring Ouzel
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Ring Ouzel, Wheatear +41 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Ring Ouzel, Wheatear +41 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Small Heath +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Baeomyces placophyllus, Ainoa mooreana, Clitocybe infundibuliformis +6 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Juniper +15 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Valley of Cinders Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route2.4 km

Explore this gently ambling route through Cinderdale in the Lake District with views of Crummock Water and the surrounding Cumbria countryside of Buttermere Valley, while also discovering important medieval archaeological sites.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Buttermere to Rannerdale Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route4.8 km

This invigorating Lakeland ridge walk climbs from the Buttermere Valley up to the summit of Rannerdale Knotts, offering views over 3 lakes & high peaks. The scenic circular then returns via Crummock Water & Nether How woodland to the village of Buttermere

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Seat How Summit TrailWalking route
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Comb Beck TrailWalking route
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Two Gills TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 38Cycling route
Named routeRef 38Regional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Route C2CCycling route

C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route

NCN 7 Workington link

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route556 m
Named routeRef 7Length 556 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cyclewise Coaching TrailMountain bike route
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Quercus TrailMountain bike route7.4 km
Named routeLength 7.4 km
Altura North TrailMountain bike route
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Altura South TrailMountain bike route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Low Force Waterfall at Force Crag Mine

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Low Force Waterfall at Force Crag Mine

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️WHINLATTER FOREST PARKCountry park3.2 km→🌱NewlandsUrban park3.9 km→🌱NewlandsUrban park3.9 km→✦Goldscope copper and lead mines and remains of associated dressing floors, stamp mill, dressing mill, reservoir and leatsHistoric site4.2 km→✦Round cairn on GrasmoorHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Whinlatter Forest ParkUrban park3.3 km→