🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Wheatear
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Wheatear
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Skylark +60 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Skylark +60 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat
Free
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Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Thelotrema lepadinum, Anisomeridium ranunculosporum, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat. +46 more · last seen 2016
Varies
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Mountain Ringlet +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
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Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bristle Club-rush, Beech Fern, Bog Pimpernel +198 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Hartsop to Hayeswater Gill Trail, Ullswater ValleyWalking route3.2 km▾
From Hartsop village, follow Hayeswater Gill up to the reservoir (which once fed into north-west England's water supply) on a circular walk surrounded by towering Lake District fells. Discover local mining and milling history as you go. Some steep climbs.
Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Ambleside to Troutbeck Walk, WindermereWalking route9.3 km▾
From Ambleside, walk through country lanes, woods & fields. Get views of Windermere, visit Troutbeck village & Townend farmhouse, before returning to Ambleside via a more challenging route over Wansfell Pike with great views over the surrounding fells.
Named routeLength 9.3 kmDuration 04:00-05:00Round tripLocal walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
Windermere to Townend walk, WindermereWalking route12.8 km▾
Follow this walk to Townend, a 17th-century farmhouse in Troutbeck, which provides an insight into the local area. Views of the fells, a church with stained glass windows by Sir E. Burne-Jones & W. Morris. A challenging alternate return option available.
Named routeLength 12.8 kmDuration 02:30-04:30Round tripLocal walking route
Wansfell from Troutbeck Walk, WindermereWalking route10.1 km▾
Follow this challenging circular trail along old tracks and footpaths from Troutbeck to the fells. You're rewarded with outstanding views over Windermere and Ambleside from the top of Wansfell. Some rocky, uneven ground.
Named routeLength 10.1 kmDuration 03:00-05:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling
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6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route227 m▾
Named routeLength 227 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route5 m▾
Named routeLength 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route513 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 513 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route641 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 641 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route239 m▾
Named routeLength 239 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
