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Hawkshead Moor

102 ha

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome102 ha

Getting here

54.36603, -3.01708

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Bistort, Hogweed, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Northern Marsh-orchid, Heath Spotted-orchid, Common Dog-violet +110 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Northern Marsh-orchid, Heath Spotted-orchid, Common Dog-violet +110 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

30 signed routes nearby · 31 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
Watbarrow Wood Waymarked Walk, Wray CastleWalking route1.1 km

Rought and uneven path with some steep sections around Watbarrow Wood.

Named routeLength 1.1 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

36 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

17 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forest road on Hawkshead Moor

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest road on Hawkshead Moor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪Church of St Michael and All AngelsReligious grounds1.4 km→🌱Lower GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱Jackson Low WoodUrban park3.2 km→✦Two bloomeries, 340m and 570m NNE of Hoathwaite Landing on Coniston WaterHistoric site4.1 km→🌱The Kitchen GardenUrban park3 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Dam 165

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Dam 142

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Dam 143

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