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How Head Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland177 ha

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

Mountain bikesWildlifeCycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome177 ha

Getting here

54.35852, -3.03824

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Goosey Foot Tarn Trail
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

11 activities

Mountain biking

3 MTB/downhill trail(s); Named MTB route nearby: Goosey Foot Tarn Trail

Varies

Wildlife

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

Free

Cycling

1 cycling trail(s)

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Robin, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Robin, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Northern Marsh-orchid, Common Butterwort, Coltsfoot +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Black Darter, Four-spotted Chaser +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

30 signed routes nearby · 27 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

26 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

35 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Boggy Area - Grizedale Forest

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Boggy Area - Grizedale Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→✦Coniston copper minesHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Lower GardensUrban park1.6 km→🌱Jackson Low WoodUrban park1.6 km→✦Two bloomeries, 340m and 570m NNE of Hoathwaite Landing on Coniston WaterHistoric site2.5 km→⛪Church of St Michael and All AngelsReligious grounds3 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Dam 145

357 m→
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Dam 141

859 m→
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Dam 142

1.3 km→

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