Getting here
54.53647, -3.05463
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Swirls Car Park 16m away — 10 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Swirls Car Park 16m away — 10 car parks within reach
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 — Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Waved Silk-moss, Little Shaggy-moss +101 more · last seen 2022
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hydropsyche instabilis, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai +111 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hydropsyche instabilis, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai +111 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Sulphur Tuft · last seen 2011; Fungi — Sulphur Tuft · last seen 2011
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Rosthwaite Round, Fells, Tarn and Beck Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route8.4 km
This favourite walk of National Trust rangers will take you to a Borrowdale gem, the hamlet of Watendlath. Along the way, you'll discover oak woodland, two tarns (mountain ponds) and stunning Lakeland views.
Walla Crag to Ashness Bridge walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route7.2 km
Through valleys, over streams & up to spectacular viewpoints, the landscape here near Derwent Water, the ‘Jewel of the Lake District’ is magnificent in every season. Enjoy the timeless beauty of Ashness Bridge, the lake & Skiddaw as a backdrop.
Great Wood Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route2.6 km
A walk round Great Wood, a protected and internationally significant ancient Atlantic oak woodland. Spot lichens, fungi and red squirrels from waymarked walks.
🚴Cycling
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Main RouteCycling route28 m
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km
Main RouteCycling route324 m
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