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Mell Fell Wood

26 ha

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

54.61574, -2.94432

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Wren +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Wren +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Phaonia incana, Chaetopteryx villosa +47 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Phaonia incana, Chaetopteryx villosa +47 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Sedge, Common Spotted-orchid, Chiloscyphus polyanthos +139 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Sedge, Common Spotted-orchid, Chiloscyphus polyanthos +139 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Oak, Wood-rust, Rowan +3 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Ullswater WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Aira Force and Gowbarrow Park Trail, Ullswater ValleyWalking route7.2 km

Experience Aira Force at its best as you head towards the waterfalls. Pass through woodland with lush green ferns & evergreens and emerge from the confines of the gorge to enjoy expansive views over Ullswater from the summit of Gowbarrow.

Named routeLength 7.2 kmDuration 01:30-03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Aira Force to Glencoyne Trail, Ullswater ValleyWalking route1.9 km

A linear route from Aira Force to Glencoyne along the edge of Ullswater with views of the lake & fells. Blue Badge parking & a disabled toilet at the trail head. Includes up & downhill paths, steep climbs, steps & drop offs. Path narrows to 70cm.

Named routeLength 1.9 kmDuration 00:45Point-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Route C2CCycling route

Old Coach Road alternative

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.8 km
Named routeRef 7Length 6.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route734 m
Named routeRef 6Length 734 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Edge of Mell Fell Wood

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Edge of Mell Fell Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Aira ForceUrban park4.5 km→✦Troutbeck Roman fort and annexeHistoric site2.4 km→✦Roman CampHistoric site2.7 km→✦Roman camp and section of Roman road 700m south east of Field Head FarmHistoric site2.5 km→✦Roman FortHistoric site2.5 km→✦Roman camp south of Field Head FarmHistoric site2.7 km→

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