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Hackthorpe High Plantation

18 ha

📷 Colin Kinnear · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

54.59588, -2.70799

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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
  • 🍄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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Lapwing, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Torth Felen, Yellow Stagshorn, Common Puffball +299 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Torth Felen, Yellow Stagshorn, Common Puffball +299 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Beechwood Sickener, Scarletina Bolete, Beech Milkcap +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ullswater Way - Lowther Castle LoopWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Eamont WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Lady Anne's WayWalking route160 km

The route was inspired by the indomitable Lady Anne Clifford, who owned vast estates in the old county of Westmorland during the seventeenth century. The route is in the area she traveled and highlights a several castles she renovated.

Named routeLength 160 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 71Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route962 m
Named routeRef 71Length 962 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.2 km
Named routeRef 71Length 8.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hackthorpe High plantation

📷 Colin Kinnear · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hackthorpe High plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LOWTHER CASTLEHistoric site1.9 km→✦Melkinthorpe medieval settlement, part of its associated open field system and the site of Melkinthorpe HallHistoric site3 km→🌱Askham Hall GardensUrban park3 km→✦ASKHAM HALLHistoric site3.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.4 km→

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