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Great Wood

✦ Ancient woodland39 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha

Getting here

54.34742, -3.02908

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

2 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Cormorant +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Cormorant +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Coltsfoot, Cranberry, Broad-leaved Helleborine +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

2 marked walking trails; Named hiking route nearby: Millwood Trail (Long)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

24 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Machell's Coppice TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bogle Crag Trail (long)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Miles without Stiles: Wray Castle to LoanthwaiteWalking route
Named routeRef 47Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Monk Coniston and Tarn Hows Trail, Tarn Hows and ConistonWalking route8 km

Walk from the head of Coniston Water to Tarn Hows on the picturesque circular made by 19th-century industrialist J G Marshall to wow guests at his estate. Pass farmland, wood & Monk Coniston Hall. Spot wildlife & enjoy Lakeland views. Short steep sections

Named routeLength 8 kmDuration 02:00-03:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 637Cycling route
Named routeRef 637National Cycle Network
Regional Route 37Cycling route
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route285 m
Named routeRef 637Length 285 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5 m
Named routeRef 637Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 637Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The North Face TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Grizedale Tarn TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Silurian WayMountain bike route
Named route
Moor Top TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Hawkshead Moor TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Goosey Foot Tarn TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
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Horse riding

19 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stream in Grizedale Forest

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stream in Grizedale Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→🌱Jackson Low WoodUrban park2.1 km→🌱Lower GardensUrban park2.1 km→✦Two bloomeries, 340m and 570m NNE of Hoathwaite Landing on Coniston WaterHistoric site2.9 km→⛪Church of St Michael and All AngelsReligious grounds3.5 km→🌱The Kitchen GardenUrban park1.4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Dam 145

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Dam 10

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Dam 144

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